The Florida governor is expected to cruise to reelection next week—yet might hold back on a 2024 bid. One source tells Vanity Fair that DeSantis has led donors “to believe he will not run if Trump does,” while another says he could “walk into the presidency in 2028 without pissing off Trump or Florida.”
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But according to four prominent Republicans, DeSantis appears to be reconsidering his plans to run. Sources told me DeSantis recently indicated to donors that he would not challenge Trump for the Republican nomination. "He's led them to believe he will not run if Trump does," a Republican briefed on the donor conversations told me. Another source told me DeSantis's calculus is that, at age 44, he can easily wait until the next presidential cycle, so why risk a brutal primary fight against a pugilist like Trump? "He can walk into the presidency in 2028 without pissing off Trump or Florida," the source said. "What would you rather do? Be the governor of Florida for certain or go run for president?"