{"id":2652868,"date":"2026-09-01T08:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-gop-house-candidate-removes-major-pro-trump-mentions-from-site\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T08:15:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:15:30","slug":"florida-gop-house-candidate-removes-major-pro-trump-mentions-from-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-gop-house-candidate-removes-major-pro-trump-mentions-from-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida GOP House candidate removes major pro-Trump mentions from site"},"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\">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%2Fflorida-gop-house-candidate-removes-major-pro-trump-mentions-from-site%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=2652868&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>Former Florida State Rep. Mike Beltran removed prominent mentions of President Donald Trump from his campaign website after winning the GOP primary for Florida\u2019s 14th Congressional District. Prior to the primary, Beltran publicly supported Trump consistently, emphasizing that his support was driven by conviction rather than political calculation, and he criticized outgoing Florida Governor ron DeSantis, a Trump rival. His website previously highlighted his backing for Trump&#8217;s legislative priorities and the Working Families Tax Cut, which he claimed would benefit families and seniors. Though, immediately after the primary, references to Trump and related policies were removed, even though some indications of support remain on his website and social media. Beltran\u2019s campaign stated the changes were post-primary website updates and maintained his support for trump.This pattern of removing Trump mentions after election victories is happening among some GOP candidates, but many still align closely with Trump to mobilize voters. Trump did not endorse Beltran in the primary, but he is expected to have strong support in the reconfigured, Republican-leaning district.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014<\/strong> Former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"159\">Florida<\/a> state Rep. Mike Beltran removed prominent mentions of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> from his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"801\">campaign<\/a> website after winning the GOP primary for Florida\u2019s 14th Congressional District.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahead of Beltran\u2019s crowded primary, the Florida <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"926\">Republican<\/a> touted his long-standing support for Trump, arguing that it was \u201cconviction,\u201d not \u201cpolitical calculation\u201d that made him support the president going back to 2015. He also dinged outgoing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Trump rival in the 2024 primary.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4706796\/florida-gop-house-candidate-removes-pro-trump-mentions-campaign-website\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Florida GOP House candidate removes major pro-Trump mentions from campaign website<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4707351\/house-republicans-split-leaving-washington-early-campaign-trail\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House Republicans split over leaving Washington early for campaign trail<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4707394\/military-not-monitoring-midterm-polls-dan-caine-slotkin\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>No plans to deploy military to midterm polls, Gen. Dan Caine tells Slotkin<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMike Beltran has stood with President Trump every step of the way, resisting the pressure that all but 7 Florida legislators gave in to,\u201d his website said before the primary. \u201cHe is one of only seven Republican legislators in the entire state of Florida who never endorsed Ron DeSantis for President, standing firm with Trump from the moment he came down the escalator in 2015. That wasn\u2019t a political calculation. It was conviction.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time, Beltran\u2019s website also highlighted his support for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the party-line budget bill passed in 2025 that contains many of Trump\u2019s top legislative and campaign priorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMike strongly supports President Trump\u2019s Working Families Tax Cut, delivering no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and real relief for seniors on Social Security,\u201d the website previously said. \u201cThese cuts are putting more money into the pockets of hardworking American families that earned it, and Mike will fight to make them permanent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just the day after his primary, mentions of both the bill and the president were gone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump did not endorse Beltran or anyone else in running in the GOP primary to take longtime Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) in the newly retooled 14th District. Located in the Tampa Bay area, the seat was redrawn to favor Republicans this year. Trump would have won the retooled seat by 11 points in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beltran\u2019s campaign denied that he was distancing himself from Trump, chalking the changes made to the website as updates conducted post-primary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOf course Mike supports President Trump and the Working Families Tax Cut, and shame on Kathy Castor for voting against no tax on tips and overtime, a tax cut on social security benefits, and every other provision in the bill that is putting money back in the pockets of Tampa Bay families,\u201d a Beltran spokesperson told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> \u201cKathy\u2019s record is trillion dollar spending sprees that led to historic inflation, Mike\u2019s record is cutting taxes and regulations to allow Hillsborough County to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beltran did not completely scrub his website of the president, as some candidates this cycle have done. On his \u201cPlatform\u201d page, Beltran says he \u201cstands 100% with President Trump on immigration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His website still contains an image of him and Trump, as does the campaign\u2019s social media pages. But he has not posted about Trump since winning the Aug. 18 primary. In the run-up to the primary, he made social media posts about <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MBeltranFL\/status\/2061783049415618826?s=20\">winning<\/a> a \u201cHouse Majority to President Trump\u201d and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MBeltranFL\/status\/2063710158241358021\">building<\/a> \u201cmomentum every day towards flipping this seat for Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also highlighted support for Trump in his latest \u201cMAGA Mike\u201d ad, though data from nonpartisan tracking firm AdImpact show the spot only ran through the primary, and he has yet to run general election television ads.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O__KtMqqY70?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=10&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4704820\/nrcc-10-field-hubs-competitive-districts-midterms\/\">HOUSE GOP CAMPAIGN ARM PLOTS 10 NEW FIELD HUBS IN COMPETITIVE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beltran is not the first Republican to remove mentions of Trump after winning the GOP primary. In Kentucky\u2019s 6th Congressional District, GOP nominee Ralph Alvarado erased any mention of the president from his campaign website, while highlighting his \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/alvaradoforcongress.com\/\">independent leadership.<\/a>\u201c<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This maneuver is not ubiquitous this election cycle, however, with the overwhelming majority of GOP candidates running close to Trump this cycle in hopes of getting his MAGA base out to vote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve been told time and time again without Donald J. Trump on the ballot, these people are not coming out. We\u2019ve got a president who is totally invested,\u201d Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) said on Fox News. \u201cHe didn\u2019t run for two years, he ran for four. He understands the gravity of this midterm. He understands that we\u2019re swimming upstream based on history, but we have the best map we\u2019ve ever had.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beltran removes Trump mentions after GOP primary win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2652869,"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\/2026\/08\/AP26239652817637.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5113,6203,32534,44008],"class_list":["post-2652868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-florida","tag-gop","tag-house-candidate","tag-political-messaging"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26239652817637.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2652868","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\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2652868"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2652868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2652871,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2652868\/revisions\/2652871"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2652869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2652868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2652868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2652868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}