Scoop: DeSantis "begging" Trump for prime role in administration
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is reportedly seeking a prime role in President Trump's administration.
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President Trump has told confidants that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is "begging" for a job in Trump's administration, including attorney general, secretary of defense, or a spot on the U.S. Supreme Court. These discussions intensified after a lunch between the two men at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami a week ago Sunday. DeSantis must leave office at the end of his second term in January and is "looking for what to do next." President Trump recently dismissed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary and Pam Bondi as attorney general, with Todd Blanche now serving as acting attorney general. While some sources indicate DeSantis is "100% not interested in the AG job," he would be interested in "War secretary or Supreme Court."
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