2024 Presidential Election

Coverage of the 2024 Republican presidential campaign and the presidential general election.
The Floridian is a statewide and national political media platform that covers government affairs, elections, public policy, and campaigns on Florida politics. These are stories from the 2022 midterm election.
After the first Republican primary debate, former President Donald Trump traveled to Georgia to turn himself in at Fulton County Jail for his fourth indictment. Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL) appeared on Fox Business's Varney & Co., where he blasted the politicized nature of Trump's charges and criticized Governor Ron DeSantis's (R-FL) hesitancy to support Trump if convicted. Host Stuart Varney […]
Citing a 30+ point lead in virtually every primary poll, former President Donald Trump (R) decided to skip the first Republican primary debate (hosted by Fox News) and opted for an interview with Tucker Carlson (former Fox News host). Carlson didn’t hold back, asking Trump about his thoughts concerning the death of Jeffrey Epstein, the […]
While the Republican primary debate in Milwaukee saw plenty of good points made by Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Vivek Ramaswamy, some feel as though former President Donald Trump won the night despite not being present, instead doing an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson. The Floridian caught up with Trump strategist Jason Miller following the debate, […]
After Florida Democrats conducted a full-court press to draft former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell to run against Sen. Rick Scott for the U.S. Senate in 2024, the former congresswoman has just announced that she will indeed challenge Sen. Scott. "I'm not afraid to take on anyone who doesn't put Florida first. That means you, Rick Scott, […]
Once Governor and now-presidential candidate Ron DeSantis (R-FL) entered the 2024 Republican presidential sweepstakes, Republicans and the politically keen immediately flocked to their Google search bars to see when the first primary debate would take place. Trump vs. DeSantis: For the heavyweight championship of the world, it seemed. However, President Trump is opting for an […]
Over the weekend, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) ruffled feathers in an interview where he seemingly called supporters of former President Donald Trump "listless vessels." Though decried by many as unnecessarily antagonizing Republican voters, Gov. DeSantis offered further clarity in an appearance on Fox News's The Story with Martha MacCallum, remaining confident in his ability to keep his campaign going. The […]
While being interviewed on Newsmax, Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) reiterated the findings discovered by the House Oversight Committee concerning President Joe Biden (D) and the family’s business dealings with foreign nations. The Florida Congressman stated that it seems like the Department of Justice (DOJ) is the entity that is “actually obstructing justice on behalf of […]
Governor Ron DeSantis says he is hitting the campaign trail today with New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu. "Happy to be hitting the trail today with Gov @ChrisSununu in Londonderry, New Hampshire. Live Free or Die!" DeSantis posted to X. Happy to be hitting the trail today with Gov. @ChrisSununu in Londonderry, New Hampshire. Live Free […]
Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL), who toured Iowa with former President Donald Trump, explained his support for him on Donald Trump Jr.'s Triggered podcast, where he said, "You do not get Trump's policies without the man." Rep. Waltz made the analogy of Apple without Steve Jobs or SpaceX without Elon Musk, although he did not express hostility […]
In an interview on Kimberly Guilfoyle's podcast, Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) declared the Republican primary "over" and called for the Party to unify around former President Donald Trump to defeat Joe Biden, a sentiment shared by Eric Trump in a recent tweet. Rep. Luna was one of multiple Florida Republicans who accompanied Trump to […]
With former President Donald Trump facing a fourth indictment, many Republicans are saying this is little more than election interference by President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party. Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) directly compared President Biden to Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria. "It appears that Biden has taken a page out […]
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) has fired off two X (Twitter) posts reprimanding President Joe Biden (D) for both his policy surrounding the border and the unfinished border wall, as well as the recent scandal concerning his connection to his son, Hunter Biden and his business deals with foreign nations, including Ukraine. Rep. Donalds reposted a […]
U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida provided their thoughts as the Inflation Reduction Act enters its second year as the law of the land. The bill, signed by President Joe Biden (D), has been applauded by Democrats such as Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), who stated that the legislation has helped make sure wealthy […]
The Biden Administration has paid a $6 billion ransom for five Americans held hostage in Iran. Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), in an interview with NewsMax, excoriated the Administration's consideration, calling it "outrageous" and promising to "put the Iranians back in their box" if elected President in 2024. X (Twitter) account DeSantis War Room posted the […]
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted for a fourth time in Georgia. Florida's Congressional delegation took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to express their thoughts and opinions. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) blasted the timing of the new indictment, which came several days after House investigations into Joe and Hunter Biden suggested they made $20 million […]
As former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis descend on the Hawkeye State and take part in the ever-important Iowa State Fair during the 2024 Republican presidential primary election cycle, “America’s Governor” is posing a threat to the former president. President Trump arrived at the fair in Des Moines with several of his endorsees—Reps. […]
Former President Donald Trump will travel to the Iowa State Fair tomorrow to campaign with a delegation of Florida Congressmen who endorsed him. One of the Congressmen is former Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, arguably the strictest enforcer of Covid lockdown and mask mandates in the state during the pandemic. ?BREAKING: I’ll be joining President […]
Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) is criticizing Governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for dismissing State Attorney Monique Worrell of the Orlando area, stating that she neglected her duty to “faithfully prosecute crimes in her jurisdiction.” This is not the first time this has happened, as Gov. DeSantis fired State Attorney Andrew Warren last year. […]
