Donald Trump endorsed the campaign of a congressman. The largely unknown Florida congressman was competing against Adam Putnam, who many Republicans expected to easily capture the nomination.
In August of last year, the GOP primary votes showed that Putnam was defeated by nearly 20 percentage points.
There was no question that Trump helped launch DeSantis into the political spotlight in one of the most important swing states in the country.
After Donald Trump's electoral defeat last fall, the governor became one of the top potential candidates for the presidency in the next decade.
There's a big hurdle with Trump.
According to a CNN report, the former president wants the Florida politician to give him more credit for his political rise, which has made him a household name among Republicans across the country.
The Republican Party has praised the hands-off approach that DeSantis has taken in battling the coronaviruses in Florida and his opposition to vaccine mandates and masks for children in K-12 public schools.
According to CNN, Trump has observed the political chatter at his Mar-a-Lago club in South Florida, and has become more obsessed with "receiving credit" for the ascent of Ron DeSantis.
In recent weeks, the former president has said that there are a lot of good people to consider, even though he has been open about considering DeSantis as a vice presidential running mate.
The former president said he would beat the governor in the GOP primary if he decided to run.
An individual close to Trump told CNN that he likes to remind Ron and others that he was made.
The individual said that Trump told people in his circle that the Florida governor could show more appreciation.
The relationship between the two Republicans was reported by Politico last week.
In a statement to CNN, Trump spokesman Taylor Budowich wrote that the former president paved the way for Republicans, including Governor Ron DeSantis, to sweep the state in 2022.
Budowich said that President Trump remains committed and supportive of Governor Ron DeSantis.
Despite the niceties, and the continued communication between the two men, Trump is increasingly irritated that DeSantis won't shut down a presidential run if the former president launches his own bid, according to CNN.
Two people with knowledge of the situation said that the governor informed Trump that he has no plans to run against him in a GOP primary, but the former president will not be pleased until the governor makes the announcement.
I don't think Trump appreciates the dilemma DeSantis is in. A former Trump aide told CNN that the governor's reelection bid next year will make him not weigh in like that.
It's a good view. Don't have a conversation about 2024 until you get reelected. If you're trying to get people to vote for you, it makes it harder.
The governor filed to run for reelection as governor earlier this month, after swatting away political talk that was "nonsense" in the past.
In September, the governor told Sean Hannity that he was not considering anything beyond his job.
