Ron DeSantis during an interview on Sean Hannity’s podcast.
As turnover within the Trump Administration continues, a former primary rival is reportedly positioning himself to take advantage.
Axios reported on Tuesday that President Trump has told some of his closest advisers and friends that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is “begging” for a job in the president’s administration.
As TGP readers know, DeSantis will be out of job come January because his second term as governor will expire and he is limited to just those two terms.
According to sources Axios spoke with, one of these positions is U.S. Attorney General.
“Ron was begging me to be AG,” Trump allegedly told one confidant.
Trump appears to be open to making DeSantis America’s top law enforcement official, but wants to give acting Attorney General Todd Blanche a shot first.
Per Axios, the President wants Blanche to start actually indicting the people who tried to destroy his life with bogus lawfare cases. This is an area where former Attorney General Pam Bondi came up short.
“Todd has about 90 days to show what he can do,” an adviser told Axios.
But DeSantis appears to prefer two other positions to U.S. Attorney General: Secretary of War and U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Before Trump ultimately selected Pete Hegseth to run the War Department, he thought about appointing DeSantis instead.
If Hegseth were to depart in the coming months, Trump “would strongly consider” DeSantis as his the replacement.
But DeSantis’s ultimate dream is to be one of nine Supreme Court Justices. He would especially love to replace the great Clarence Thomas should he decide to hang up the robe.
“DeSantis is 100% not interested in the AG job, but he would be interested in two things: War secretary or Supreme Court, which would be his dream job,” another source told Axios.
The source added that DeSantis and Justice Thomas “almost have a father-son relationship and would be a hell of a legacy for Trump.”
Team Trump seems to agree with DeSantis that the Supreme Court or Secretary of War would be a better fit than Attorney General.
“There’s big reason the president wouldn’t pick Ron to be his attorney general: There’s a way-too-high chance he would try to f**k the president over,” another Trump adviser told Axios. “Trump needs someone at Justice he absolutely trusts.”
“But the Defense Department or Supreme Court or something else? Sure.”
DeSantis spokesperson Alex Lanfranconi released a statement to Axios saying that the governor “enjoys a great relationship with President Trump” and tried to tamp down the speculation.
“Some in the media prefer to focus on fake rumors rather than the many accomplishments of Florida’s partnership with the Trump administration,” he added. “The governor looks forward to continuing to work with President Trump on enforcing immigration laws, restoring the Everglades, and helping to reform college athletics.”
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