DeSantis Refuses to Rule Out 2028 Run After ‘Begging’ Trump for New Job

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Florida’s MAGA Gov. Ron DeSantis has loftier ambitions for public office, and won’t let his adulation for President Donald Trump interfere.

DeSantis, 47, did not rule out a potential second run for commander-in-chief when asked about his post-governorship plans on Monday, only weeks after an https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/desantis-trump-administration-attorney-general" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/21/desantis-trump-administration-attorney-general">Axios report highlighted his “begging” of Trump for a job in his administration.

“You never know,” he said at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles, according to https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/04/ron-desantis-2028-presidential-run-00905514" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/04/ron-desantis-2028-presidential-run-00905514">Politico.

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