Byron Donalds gets thumbs up from Trump. Will it clear 2026 GOP governor race field?
That leaves Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, a Trilby Republican, as the last Florida Cabinet official still with potential to get in the governor’s race. He is a former Senate President who received Trump’s endorsement for his Agriculture Commissioner campaign in 2022.
‘Looks like that's that.’ Trump may have just ended the Florida governor’s race.
President Donald Trump brought an early end Thursday to the speculation around his favorite for the 2026 Florida governor’s race in a post on Truth Social, endorsing loyalist Rep. Byron Donalds for the job.
Trump announces support for Rep. Byron Donalds as Florida's next governor
President Donald Trump made Rep. Byron Donalds the early frontrunner in Florida's 2026 gubernatorial race to replace term-limited Ron DeSantis, saying on Truth Social on Thursday that he would have his endorsement.
President Trump encourages Byron Donalds to run for Florida governor. 11 things to know
Who will be Florida's next governor? Several names have been mentioned, but one, Byron Donalds, has President Trump's support.
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The field of gubernatorial candidates in Florida hasn’t even taken shape yet, but Donald Trump apparently wants to end his party’s primary process before it begins: The president endorsed Republican Rep.
Rep. Byron Donalds: 'The time is now' to enact Trump's agenda
Fla., shares the areas of GOP consensus and disagreement in the House on Saturday's episode of 'Life, Liberty, & Levin.'
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Florida Gov. DeSantis, GOP leaders reach immigration deal, call another special session
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