Ron DeSantis: is the Trump-aligned Florida governor plotting a White House run?

The fast-rising Republican is topping polls and raising millions of dollars - but what if the former president wants his job back?

Florida has seen a different side of Ron DeSantis these last 10 days. At the forefront of the state's response to the Miami condo collapse, and now marshaling operations as Hurricane Elsa barrels across the Caribbean, the rabidly Trumpian Republican governor has appeared a steady yet calming leader in the face of multiple unfolding crises.

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