General Discussion

With the appointment of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) to be Donald Trump's secretary of state, one of the two seats representing Florida in the closely divided Senate is open and it is up to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to pick Rubio's replacement while under pressure from the president-elect.....

As the report from the Post's Hannah Knowles and Michael Scherer points out, Donald Trump wants Eric Trump's wife to have the job, she has made it plain she would love it, but DeSantis might prefer rewarding a Republican lawmaker instead.

Pointing out it is "far from clear" which way DeSantis will go, the Post is reporting the Florida governor "... is more likely to pick someone who has held public office in Florida and said other contenders include the state’s attorney general, Ashley Moody, and former statehouse speaker Jose Oliva."

That could put him, once again, on the outs with Trump, with Randy Fine, an ally of the incoming president suggesting, "The governor has a choice. Does he want to rebuild his relationship with Trump and give the president what he’s asking for, or does he want to move in a different direction? I think there’s a real opportunity for him if he chooses to support the president’s choice.”