ORLANDO, Fla. – With his term coming to an end, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has reportedly looked to President Trump for a position in his administration, according to Axios.
In an article on Tuesday, Axios claimed that Trump told confidants DeSantis was “begging” to be attorney general.
“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,” the article reads.
Regardless, DeSantis has less than a year left in his term as governor, and there’s been plenty of speculation about what he plans to do next.
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In an interview last month, DeSantis considered the possibility of running for the presidency yet again.
“We’ll see,” he said. “I think that in ‘24, like, in Iowa, the people that voted for Trump, if he wasn’t running, I would’ve gotten like 90% of those people. They were conservative voters, right? They didn’t want the non-conservative — they wanted me. But the timing didn’t work out, obviously."
DeSantis threw his hat in for president during the 2024 election cycle, running against President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination.
But his campaign faced significant hurdles from the get-go, and he ultimately bowed out to endorse Trump instead.
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That said, DeSantis and Trump clashed often during their roughly eight-month election standoff, with Trump nicknaming the governor “DeSanctimonious” and DeSantis responding in kind by calling Trump “juvenile.”
But over two years later, Trump may be considering taking DeSantis into his fold.
That’s according to NewsNation White House Correspondent Libbey Dean, who discussed her recent conversation with Trump regarding DeSantis.
When asked by Dean whether there might be a role in Trump’s administration for DeSantis after the latter’s term as governor, Trump reportedly said he wouldn’t rule it out.
“I don’t know, but I’d certainly consider it,” Trump was quoted as saying. “I think he’s good, doing a good job.”
Florida news: President Trump says he'd consider a role for Ron DeSantis in the administration once he's done serving as Florida's governor in Jan 2027.
— Libbey Dean (@LibbeyDean_) March 24, 2026
Q: Do you foresee a role for Ron DeSantis in the administration once he’s done serving as governor?
Trump: “I don’t know but…
It wouldn’t be the first time that Trump has given out positions in his administration to former political rivals.
For example, he made former Sen. Marco Rubio the current secretary of state, and Ben Carson his HUD secretary during Trump’s prior term in office.
DeSantis’ term as governor is set to end on Jan. 5, 2027.