{"id":2372213,"date":"2024-11-22T14:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T19:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-cabinet-picks-showcase-floridas-republican-credentials-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T14:33:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T19:33:02","slug":"trumps-cabinet-picks-showcase-floridas-republican-credentials-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-cabinet-picks-showcase-floridas-republican-credentials-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Cabinet picks showcase Florida\u2019s Republican credentials &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-cabinet-picks-showcase-floridas-republican-credentials-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2372213&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Florida&#8217;s evolving role in American politics, particularly under former \u2062President Donald Trump. Initially viewed as\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-set-to-host-a-frenzy-of-2024-republican-presidential-campaign-activity\/\" title=\"Iowa to host 2024 GOP campaign frenzy.\">key swing\u200d state<\/a>, Florida has \u200cshifted \u2062towards a Republican stronghold since Trump\u2019s election victory in 2016. Trump&#8217;s approval ratings in Florida increased over subsequent\u200b elections, culminating\u2063 in a significant gain in support during the recent election. Notably, he flipped Miami-Dade\u200c County, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">major demographic\u2063 shift<\/a>, which \u200bhadn&#8217;t voted \u2062Republican since 1988. <\/p>\n<p>In light of this political landscape, Trump has \u2064tapped several\u200d Florida politicians for key\u2063 positions in his administration. Potential nominees include Sen. Marco\u2062 Rubio \u2063for Secretary of State and former Attorney General\u200d Pam Bondi \u200cfor the Justice Department. Additionally, Susie Wiles is\u2062 set to serve as White House Chief of Staff,\u200b with\u2063 Rep. Mike Waltz becoming the national security adviser. State officials anticipate further appointments from Florida as Trump continues to consolidate his team.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet picks showcase Florida&rsquo;s Republican credentials<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1889659\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Eight years ago, election analysts considered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Florida<\/a> a concrete <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/swing-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">swing state<\/a> that would provide the winner with a decisive advantage in the presidential election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>But since President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> ascended to the presidency after the 2016 election, it has been a Republican bastion that has grown more red in every election cycle since.<\/p>\n<p>Trump grew his vote share in the state from 49.02% in 2016 to 51.22% in 2020 and to 56.09% this year. In the process, he flipped the state&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-shuts-down-elections-site-ahead-of-key-republican-deadline\/\" title=\"Virginia Shuts Down Elections Site Ahead of Key Republican Deadline\">largest county<\/a>, Miami-Dade, for the first time since 1988. With the recent domination, Trump has taken notice of several Republican politicians in the state, nominating a number for various administration jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) will likely be the next secretary of state. Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is in line to run the Justice Department under Trump, after another Florida man, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, withdrew himself from contention for the job.<\/p>\n<p>Susie Wiles has gone from being a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/break-up-the-gop-consulting-blob-before-another-campaign-bites-the-dust\/\" title=\"Dismantle the GOP Consulting &#039;Blob&#039; to Avoid Campaign Failures\">talented political operative<\/a> in the Sunshine State to running Trump&rsquo;s disciplined 2024 campaign and will continue on with him as his White House chief of staff. And Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) is set to leave Congress to join Trump in the White House as his national security adviser.<\/p>\n<p>And Trump is expected to keep returning to the well as he builds out his administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a lot more that are coming, I think, from Florida,&rdquo; state Sen. Joe Gruters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/14\/us\/politics\/trump-florida-cabinet-staff-picks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em>. &ldquo;And the only holdup is that there&rsquo;s&nbsp;such a slim Republican majority&nbsp;in Congress.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A large reason for Trump&rsquo;s revival of Republican politics in Florida is that he made the state his home base in 2019, when he switched his residency from New York. He has spent the majority of his time at his Mar-a-Lago estate, holding fundraisers, rallies, and other political activities.<\/p>\n<p>It has earned him a variety of political friends in Florida from the mayor of Doral to the governor. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He knows the mayor of Doral,&rdquo; Hialeah Mayor Esteban L. Bovo Jr. said. &ldquo;He knows me. He knows the mayor of Miami.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But Trump&rsquo;s electoral power in Florida is not exclusive to him, as other Republicans are enjoying riding his coattails.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), a fierce Trump ally in the Senate, did not fall far behind Trump in his vote margin this year, winning 55.57% to Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell&rsquo;s 42.79%. His win, along with Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet choices, have contributed to a conclusion from Scott.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Florida is the center of the Republican Party.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1889659\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1889659\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s Cabinet selections highlight Florida&#8217;s GOP strength<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2372214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Vance-2028-Odds-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44629,5113,3911,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2372213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cabinet-picks","tag-florida","tag-republican","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Vance-2028-Odds-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2372213"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2372217,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372213\/revisions\/2372217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2372214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2372213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2372213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2372213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}