Trump constantly talks about Ron DeSantis to his aides as the Florida governor is poised to be his most formidable opponent in the 2024 election, NYT's Maggie Haberman tells CNN.

According to the New York Times, no other potential GOP candidate is on Donald Trump's mind.

In an interview with CNN on Tuesday, the author of "Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Break of America" said there is no potential Republican candidate who has talked about more to his aides than Ron DeSantis. There is a constant discussion.

CNN played a recording of one of the interviews she did with the president. The clip shows Trump talking about how he boosted the candidacy of Ron DeSantis in Florida.

In the recording, Trump said that he would love his endorsement. I told Ron that he was at 3%. It's not possible to win. He asked if he could get you to endorse him.

During a Newsmax interview in June, Trump claimed that he was responsible for the victory of Florida's governor. Trump said in the interview that he had a good relationship with Ron and that he didn't know if he would run for president.

There are differing reports of the duo's behind-the-scenes relationship.

In September, two sources close to Trump told Rolling Stone that the president was worried about getting attention for his stunt, which involved chartering two planes to transport 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard. According to the sources, Trump was upset that the Florida governor had timed the stunt to increase his popularity among the Republican base.

The implication that DeSantis might run against Trump to win the GOP presidential nomination has angered Trump. The show's hosts were accused of going to the dark side by the former president, who lashed out at them in July. The Insider article that Trump shared in September was about his polling lead.

He has not spoken out against Trump. The gold "Florida First Fighter" card that resembles the Trump Card is being sold by the Florida governor.

Neither of the leading candidates for the Republican presidential ticket have made a formal announcement about their intentions.

Insider was told in July that DeSantis was running for reelection as governor. Kellyanne Conway, Trump's former senior adviser, told CBS News on Friday that Trump would like to announce his candidacy before Thanksgiving.

He wants to run for president. Donald Trump would like his job back.

A spokesman for Trump's post-presidential press office did not respond to Insider's questions.