DeSantis Promotes His Wife As Next Florida Governor

As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis approaches the end of his term in office, he’s talking up one potential heir to succeed him in 2026: his wife Casey DeSantis. At the same time, he’s taking a shot at President Donald Trump's pick for the job, teeing up another potential faceoff between the popular Republican governor and the man he dared to challenge for the presidential nomination. The aspirations of the state’s first lady have long been the subject of Tallahassee parlor talk. That chatter has grown louder in recent weeks as tensions have bubbled between DeSantis and Trump’s allies in the Florida Legislature.