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DeSantis to Attend Army-Navy Game With Trump Amid Cabinet Rumors Gov. Ron DeSantis and President-elect Donald Trump will attend the Dec. 14 Army versus Navy football game together amid rumors that the Florida Governor may be nominated as the next Secretary...READ MORE Gov. Ron DeSantis: "I'm pleased to direct the formation of an advisory commission to work […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis and President-elect Donald Trump will attend the Dec. 14 Army versus Navy football game together amid rumors that the Florida Governor may be nominated as the next Secretary of Defense. First reported by FOX News Friday morning, a source familiar with the Governor's schedule confirmed to The Floridian via text message that "The […]
President-elect Donald Trump has supposedly considered tapping Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for Secretary of Defense if current appointee, Fox News host Pete Hegseth, is withdrawn. Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) expressed opposition to the idea of nominating Gov. DeSantis to lead the Department of Defense, telling The Floridian that he didn’t think he was a good […]
MIAMI - Miami Mayor Francis Saurez suggested during a recent interview on Newsmax that it would be "premature" for President-elect Donald Trump to replace his nomination of Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. "Well, I think it's a little premature at this point. I mean, first I think the president […]
'Right Man for the Job': Patronis Endorses Trump-Backed Gruters for Chief Financial Officer Post Florida's outgoing Chief Financial Officer, Jimmy Patronis, delivered a resounding endorsement of Trump ally Sen. Joe Gruters for his post Wednesday morning. Patronis, who will resign his seat in March...READ MORE Attorney General Ashley Moody: "Clearly @JoeBiden does not believe in […]
Americans will be in "grave danger" if Gov. Ron DeSantis becomes the next Secretary of Defense, Florida Democrats claimed Wednesday morning. Party Chair Nikki Fried released her statement hours after the Wall Street Journal reported that President-elect Donald Trump may nominate DeSantis to the Department of Defense post instead of his current nominee Pete Hegseth, […]
Florida's outgoing Chief Financial Officer, Jimmy Patronis, delivered a resounding endorsement of Trump ally Sen. Joe Gruters for his post Wednesday morning. Patronis, who will resign his seat in March to run for Congress, posted his "full" endorsement of Gruters on social media to urge Gov. Ron DeSantis to appoint the Florida Senator to the […]
After she stayed silent on Matt Gaetz's previous nomination to Attorney General, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody joined 29 other Republicans in a letter Tuesday pressuring the U.S. Senate to confirm Pam Bondi as the nation's next top prosecutor. Moody, 26 current Attorneys General, and three future Attorneys General praised former Florida Attorney General Pam […]
Trump Threatens Hamas, Says There Will be 'Hell to Pay' if Hostages Not Released President-elect Donald Trump has issued stern warnings against the terrorist group Hamas, warning they will face severe consequences if hostages they have been holding since October 7th...READ MORE FDP Chair Nikki Fried: "These guys are f**king idiots. We need balanced leadership […]
A Miami Senator has filed a bill banning weather modification in Florida, prompted by fears of excess chemicals and amid claims that the government purposely manipulated Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Filed by Republican Sen. Ileana Garcia on Nov. 20, she says Senate Bill 56 will help open up discussions on alleged weather conspiracy theories by […]
After Donald Trump poached Rep. Mike Waltz for his next administration, Florida Republicans plan to send the state Legislature's most pro-Israel hardliner to Congress where he will sit alongside Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, who he calls "antisemites." So is state Sen. Randy Fine, Florida's sole Jewish Republican lawmaker, worried about antisemitism in Congress? […]
Trump World wants Gov. Ron DeSantis to appoint state Sen. Joe Gruters, one of the few Florida Republicans who has clashed with and even called out the Governor, to the soon-to-be vacant Chief Financial Officer position. But DeSantis has stayed quiet, even as speculation swirls that he may appoint one of his allies, like state […]
Newly elected state Sen. Randy Fine will only be a Senator until Mar. 31, he revealed in his Tuesday resignation letter, because he will run for a congressional seat vacated by President-elect Donald Trump's future national security adviser. Fine, 50, submitted his resignation letter Tuesday morning announcing that Mar. 31 will be his last day […]
Florida Lawmakers weeks after the general election are scrambling to fill government positions vacated by President-elect Donald Trump's Sunshine State-based cabinet picks. So which positions are empty, and who wants to fill them? U.S. Senate: Marco Rubio One of Trump's first cabinet picks was Sen. Marco Rubio for his Secretary of State. This will leave […]
Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) is now calling attention to Bondi, calling her a "Trump lackey."
Special election dates for both of Florida's vacant congressional seats have been set for the two Republican Congressmen tapped for Trump's new administration—though one withdrew in the wake of salaciously detrimental allegations. The now-vacant seats of former Rep. Matt Gaetz of Northwest Florida and Rep. Mike Waltz of Northeast Florida will be filled by April, […]
Gaetz Withdraws From Attorney General Consideration Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from being considered Attorney General of the Trump Administration. The Florida Republican announced on social media, inciting questions...READ MORE Rep. Matt Gaetz: "While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of […]
A strong Trump ally battle-worn from brushes with Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida Senator Randy Fine plans to leave "no stone unturned" in holding all state government accountable—including the Governor's office—in his new role as a committee chair. Fine, a former state Representative who won a landslide victory in Brevard's Senate District 19, will use his […]
