{"id":2408145,"date":"2025-02-28T19:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T00:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/casey-desantis-hints-she-may-enter-florida-governor-race-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T19:02:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T00:02:53","slug":"casey-desantis-hints-she-may-enter-florida-governor-race-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/casey-desantis-hints-she-may-enter-florida-governor-race-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Casey DeSantis hints she may enter Florida governor race &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fcasey-desantis-hints-she-may-enter-florida-governor-race-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=2408145&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>Casey DeSantis, teh first \u200clady of Florida and wife \u200bof \u2064Governor Ron DeSantis,\u200d has hinted at a \u200bpotential candidacy for the\u2063 state&#8217;s\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-poll-finds-newsoms-job-approval-ratings-plunge-amid-looming-recall\/\" title=\"New Poll Finds Newsom\u2019s Job Approval Ratings Plunge Amid Looming Recall\">gubernatorial election<\/a>\u200b in \u20642026. When\u200c pressed about her intentions,she quoted Yogi Berra,saying,\u201cWhen you come to a fork in the road,take it,\u201d suggesting she is \u2063open to\u200b the \u2064idea.Currently, Representative Byron Donalds,\u200b supported\u2063 by former president Donald Trump,\u200c has already entered \u200dthe race for the Republican nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Ron DeSantis, who is term-limited and cannot run again, praised his wife&#8217;s accomplishments during his time in office, notably \u200bhighlighting her\u200c initiative,\u200c Hope Florida, which assists those in need. Even though both Ron DeSantis and Trump have had a contentious relationship, with \u2062Trump criticizing the governor during \u2064his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-a-dozen-staffers-fired-by-desantis-campaign-amid-fundraising-woes\/\" title=\"Dozens of DeSantis campaign staffers fired due to fundraising troubles.\">presidential \u200ccampaign<\/a>, they appear to\u200d have reconciled, as Ron has supported Trump\u2019s\u200d candidacy in the past. though, he has expressed \u200cskepticism regarding\u200c Donalds&#8217; ability \u2062to win a statewide \u200belection,\u2062 criticizing\u2063 his \u2063focus on campaigning\u2063 in \u2062other states rather\u2063 than \u200ccontributing \u200dto \u2063Florida\u2019s political\u2063 victories.\u2062 Trump, on the other hand, fully endorses Donalds, calling him\u200d a &#8220;TOTAL WINNER.&#8221;  <\/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<div>\n<div>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/casey-desantis.webp\" data-caption=\"FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, looks on as his wife Casey DeSantis speaks at a campaign event in Bluffton, S.C., June 2, 2023. (AP Photo\/Meg Kinnard, File)\"><\/a><figcaption>FILE &#8211; Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, looks on as his wife Casey DeSantis speaks at a campaign event in Bluffton, S.C., June 2, 2023. (AP Photo\/Meg Kinnard, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Florida<\/a> first lady Casey DeSantis, the wife of Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL), hinted at a gubernatorial run in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/byron-donalds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bryon Donalds<\/a> (R-FL), whom President Donald Trump endorsed, already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3330423\/byron-donalds-2026-florida-governor-candidacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>entered the race <\/a>to be the Republican nominee in the state&rsquo;s 2026 gubernatorial election. When asked by reporters Friday if she would consider running, Casey DeSantis did not rule it out.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To quote the late, great Yogi Berra, &lsquo;When you come to a fork in the road, take it,&rsquo;&rdquo; she told reporters at a press conference in Miami before turning the stage over to her husband.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You guys can read into that what you want,&rdquo; Ron DeSantis responded, adding, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve had people coming up to me for years, begging to get her into the fray.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Casey DeSantis, the wife of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), carries her son Mason while onstage at an event in West Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. (AP Photo\/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ron DeSantis is term-limited and therefore cannot run again in 2026, but he used his post to tout some of his wife&rsquo;s accomplishments during his tenure. He pointed to Hope Florida, a state agency that connects those in need with churches and charities to assist them, as one example of her capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was her conception to do this,&rdquo; the governor said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ron DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flchamber.com\/new-florida-chamber-statewide-poll-shows-donald-trump-rick-scott-closing-the-2024-general-election-campaign-in-florida-leading-their-democratic-opponents-while-governor-ron-desantis-remains-popular\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>remains popular<\/a> in Florida, but so does Trump, and the two men have feuded in recent years. Trump was unhappy with Ron DeSantis when the governor unsuccessfully ran against him in the 2024 GOP presidential primary. When the governor announced his presidential run, Trump released a lengthy statement full of jabs at him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He desperately needs a personality transplant and, to the best of my knowledge, they are not medically available yet. A disloyal person!&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-desantis-2024-truth-social-b2344902.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> of Ron DeSantis in 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The pair seem to have put their differences aside, as Ron DeSantis stumped for Trump during his third run for president last year. However, the Florida governor cast doubt on whether Trump-endorsed Donalds&rsquo;s record in Congress would boost his ability to win a statewide race. Donalds currently represents an R+29 district in Naples.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He just hasn&rsquo;t been a part of any of the victories that we&rsquo;ve had here, over the Left, over these last years,&rdquo; Ron DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3327929\/desantis-doubts-byron-donalds-chances-florida-2026-gubernatorial-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> of Donalds. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s been in other states, campaigning, doing that, and that&rsquo;s fine, but OK, well then, deliver results up there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3232162\/glenn-youngkin-future-2026-senate-2028-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>&lsquo;VERY SANE, VERY SOLID&rsquo; GLENN YOUNGKIN&rsquo;S NEXT ACT IS STILL BEING WRITTEN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Donalds and Ron DeSantis were longtime allies in Florida politics until Donalds endorsed Trump in the 2024 GOP primary.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, meanwhile, offered his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wth-rino-dan-crenshaw-praises-liz-cheney-for-voting-to-impeach-president-trump-over-complete-lies-gets-roasted-on-twitter\/\" title=\"WTH? RINO Dan Crenshaw Praises Liz Cheney for Voting to Impeach ... ... Over Complete Lies \u2014 Gets ROASTED on Twitter\">full support<\/a> for Donalds&rsquo;s candidacy calling him a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">highly respected congressman&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and a &ldquo;TOTAL WINNER.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida&#8217;s first lady Casey DeSantis hinted at a 2026 gubernatorial run<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2408146,"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\/2025\/02\/casey-desantis.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51333,51334,32603],"class_list":["post-2408145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-casey-desantis","tag-florida-governor-race","tag-political-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/casey-desantis.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408145","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\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2408145"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2408149,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408145\/revisions\/2408149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2408146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2408145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2408145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2408145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}