Mike Waltz, a representative from Florida, and Gus Bilirakis support Trump over Gov. DeSantis in the year 2024

On Thursday, Republican Florida Congressmen Mike Waltz and Gus Bilirakis chose Donald Trump as their top Republican presidential candidate for 2024, outpacing Democratic governor of Florida. Ron DeSantis, who is allegedly thinking about going for a pass.

Waltz said in a statement to Breitbart News and republished on Trump’s’s campaign website,” Today I am proud to endorse Donald J. Trump for President.” ” Under his leadership, President Trump secured our southern border, established seven million jobs with record-low unemployment, revived development in the United States, restored energy independence and affordability, shattered the ISIS empire, launched the Space Force, eliminated Soleimani, gave soldiers a choice, and implemented measures to halt China’s’s advance toward global dominance.”

Waltz’s’s support has some additional impact in the Trump vs. DeSantis matchup. Waltz represents the Sixth Congressional District of Florida, which DeSantis represented prior to winning his 2018 governor’s’s culture.

DeSantis has not yet declared his intention to go for the Democratic nomination for president in 2024. However, Trump and his system have issued statements criticizing DeSantis’ track record and even asserting that he is being counseled by” endless – war neo-cons like Jeb Bush, George Bush and Karl Rove.”

Florida’s’s” resign-to-run” law, which may force DeSantis to leave his position as governor just weeks after winning election to follow the 2024 Republican nomination, may further complicate his decision to run in that year.

Bilirakis acknowledged the many Republicans currently running for office and” possible candidates” in his support of Trump on Thursday, possibly making reference to DeSantis.

” Our variety and power are reflected in the strong field of Democratic leaders.” I have the good fortune to contact a number of candidates( as well as probable candidates) friends and coworkers whose demonstrated leadership skills I greatly admire and respect, according to Bilirakis.

Bilirakis continued,” The State of Florida only boasts two pioneers of unrestrained, strong leadership whose accomplishments in leadership during difficult circumstances are to be commended. ” I’m’m proud to back President Trump in his 2024 campaign because he has a track record of delivering results for the American people at the federal level.”

Republicans in Florida’s’s Position

Republicans hold both of Florida’s’s Senate chairs and 20 of its 28 seats in the House of Representatives.

Along with Waltz and Bilirakis, Trump has received support from eight other Democratic senators from Florida. Florida representatives Greg Steube, Brian Mast, John Rutherford, Byron Donalds, Matt Gaetz, Anna Paulina Luna, and Vern Buchanan all support Trump.

Rep. Laurel Lee, a former secretary of state for Florida, supported DeSantis on Wednesday by saying,” As Ron’s’s Sec ,”