President Donald Trump is suggesting that acting AG Todd Blanche will remain in the role, but had praise for Gov. Ron DeSantis when asked about DeSantis’ potential as AG.
While he acknowledged that “different names” have been floated, Trump spoke momentarily about DeSantis as a “Governor who’s doing a good job” and a “friend of mine.”
“Just named an airport after me,” he said, referring to the Palm Beach International Airport, which he called “a great honor.”
Trump told podcaster Miranda Devine that he “wanted to see” how Blanche was “received” in the role. But when asked whether Blanche could get the permanent gig, Trump said, “I think he will.”
Still, Trump acknowledged that DeSantis is “very good” when asked about Florida’s term-limited chief executive perhaps taking the job down the road.
It’s unclear what will happen down the line, but Trump isn’t the first person to float the idea.
Gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds told conservative talk show host Benny Johnson that DeSantis, who holds a degree from Harvard Law, would do well in the role.
“I think he actually would make a very good Attorney General, because knowing Governor DeSantis, he will make sure that he looks through everything with a fine-tooth comb to hold people accountable. And I think that’s a spot he could be incredibly well-suited for. But there’s so many different opportunities,” the Naples Congressman said last month.
DeSantis has said that he has “unfinished business” before he can think about what comes next after being Governor.
Among other things to do, he has to sign the state budget, promote the constitutional amendment that would increase the homestead exemption, and perhaps push through a Colorado-style taxpayers’ bill of rights.
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