On Monday, the mysterious post office by President Donald Trump may have officially marked the beginning of the 2026 race for the governor of Florida.
On his true social platform, Trump has posted a screen grab for investigations showing Rep. Byron Donald is far ahead of three other Republican opponents in the virtual primary. did. Donald, the Southwest Florida representative who is widely seen as a rising star in Republican politics, is rumoured to be running for the governor.
![A post from President Donald Trump on February 17, 2025 appears to indicate that heavily on the 2026 Governor of Florida Primary. Trump's ally, Rep. Byron Donald, has been shown to lead three other candidates in the virtual GOP primary. However, other prominent names, such as former US Congressman Matt Gaetz, were excluded from the investigation.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 620 400"/%3E "A post from President Donald Trump on February 17, 2025 appears to indicate that heavily on the 2026 Governor of Florida Primary. Trump's ally, Rep. Byron Donald, has been shown to lead three other candidates in the virtual GOP primary. However, other prominent names, such as former US Congressman Matt Gaetz, were excluded from the investigation.")
Trump did not provide additional commentary along with the post. But if Trump supports Donald, it would greatly boost the candidate’s chances. Trump has made the 2018 Republican gubernatorial primary famous in favor of then-Rep. Ron DeSantis in a series of online posts.
But Donald is not the only Trump ally rumored to be watching the governor’s run. Former US Congressman Matt Getz, who Trump originally chose as his attorney general, is also watching the race. Given that Trump nearly handed the US Department of Justice reins to Getz, if Trump supports someone via Gaetz in the Republican primary, which includes former Panhandle region representatives, that would be a minor upset. It will be.
Gaetz retracted himself from the attorney general’s consideration amid allegations that he used illegal drugs during Congress and had sex with a minor girl.
“Matt has a great future. I look forward to seeing all the great things he does!” Trump posted on social media in response to Gaetz’s withdrawal.
![File - Former Congressman Matt Getz, R-Fla. On December 22, 2024, I will give a lecture at the American Fest in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 620 413"/%3E "File - Former Congressman Matt Getz, R-Fla. On December 22, 2024, I will give a lecture at the American Fest in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)")
The timing of Trump’s post was also strange. It showed us an almost month-long study — and is already potentially outdated. At the time it was released, a poll conducted by victory insights showed that Lt. Col. Janet Nunez was running far away behind Donald. She just left the DeSantis administration and took over as interim president of Florida International University. Her political future is uncertain.
Since that poll, NBC News has also reported that Florida first lady Casey DeSantis is considering the governor’s run.
It is also rumored that he is interested. Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson is sitting on a political donation of tens of millions of dollars. In a Victory Insights survey, he voted for 3%. The survey showed that over 60% of respondents were undecided. The primary is scheduled for August 2026.
When the survey landed in late January, Gaetz noted in the X-Post that the polls did not include all the potential candidates.
When asked about Trump’s post, Getz repeated that point.
“I’m not included yet :)” Gaetz texted the reporter.
