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Scoop: DeSantis "begging" Trump for prime role in administration

AxiosΒ·Marc CaputoΒ·about 1 month ago
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President Trump has told confidants that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is "begging" for a job in Trump's administration β€” including attorney general β€” Axios has learned. DeSantis also has expressed interest in being secretary of defense and even a spot on the U.S. Supreme Court, according to six sources briefed on the discussions. Why it matters: DeSantis has to leave office at the end of his second term in January and is "looking for what to do next," according to one source who said Trump is inclined to consider helping out his understudy-turned-rival-turned-friend. Inside the room: DeSantis' future was on the menu after the two men had lunch at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami a week ago Sunday. "Ron was begging me to be AG," Trump told one confidant, who relayed the remark to Axios. Said another source: "There was a conversation at that lunch. I don't think AG is real.…

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