According to The Washington Post, Donald Trump asked his donors to refrain from supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is one of the former president's most formidable potential rivals.
Trump endorsed the little-known congressman in the governor's race over a more well-known opponent.
He was unstoppable in the GOP primary that year, romping to an easy win over Putnam and narrowly winning the general election over Andrew Gillum.
The former president, who established Florida as the center of his political operations after leaving the White House last year, now finds himself having to coexist with a long time political ally who has the potential to eclipse him in the minds of many Republicans.
A sign of his growing influence is that he is stumping for Republican candidates across the country in his reelection campaign against Charlie Crist.
According to The Post, Trump has noticed that he has become a political draw on his own.
According to the newspaper's report, the former president has been watching the governor's polls and appearances.
According to an individual tied to the donor world who spoke with The Post, Trump told several donors who had contributed to the governor that he could be a potential rival for the White House in four years.
Ken Griffin, the founder of the Citadel, has said that he would not back a Trump presidential campaign in 2024 and that the former president's White House tenure was pointless.
The two men ran into each other at a wedding at the former president's Mar-a-Lago resort.
Insider reached out to representatives of the two men.
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