Friend or foe: DeSantis’s final year as governor triggers conversations about his next step

As he nears the end of his second term this year, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) may be gearing up for a new job — this time at the federal level.

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering DeSantis for the full-time attorney general position based on recommendations from mutual friends of the president and governor, according to the Wall Street Journal. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is filling that role in the meantime, but some Florida Republicans feel DeSantis would be a good fit.

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), who is running to succeed DeSantis, said as much this week.

“I think he actually would make a very good attorney general, because knowing Gov. DeSantis, he will make sure that he looks through everything with a fine-tooth comb to hold people accountable,” Donalds told conservative podcaster Benny Johnson. “And I think that’s a spot he could be incredibly well-suited for. But there’s so many