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Trump Says He Would Consider Ron DeSantis for a Cabinet Post

DeSantis’ leverage has grown with a new Florida map that could add four Republican House seats.

Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida, during the Boom Belt event hosted by the Texas Stock Exchange in Miami, Florida, on April 7.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis shakes hands with President Donald Trump upon Trump's arrival at Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida, on July 1, 2025.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis waves from the stage on Day 2 of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 16, 2024.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (left) speaks as former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley (right) looks on during the fifth Republican presidential primary debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on January 10, 2024.

Overview

  • President Trump said he would consider appointing Gov. Ron DeSantis to a cabinet role, signaling a warmer relationship after their 2024 primary fight.
  • DeSantis pushed an aggressively GOP-favoring congressional map through Tallahassee that analysts say could net Republicans four additional House seats in 2026.
  • The governor has become a key outside ally on immigration, working with ICE on Operation Tidal Wave that led to more than 10,000 arrests and opening the Everglades detention site dubbed Alligator Alcatraz.
  • Cabinet chatter includes vacancies at Justice, Homeland Security, and Labor, and CNN reports DeSantis would prefer to lead the Pentagon, though strained ties with senior Trump aides are viewed as a hurdle.
  • With his term ending in January 2027, DeSantis is weighing service in the administration or another presidential bid and has recently teased a possible 2028 run.