'Far from clear' DeSantis will give in to Trump appointment demand: NYT

With the appointment of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) to be Donald Trump's secretary of state, one of the two seats representing Florida in the closely divided Senate is open and it is up to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to pick Rubio's replacement while under pressure from the president-elect.

According to a report from the Washington Post, Trump has pushed DeSantis to tap Lara Trump, the incoming president's daughter-in-law, for the seat but the Florida governor might have other plans.

As the report from the Post's Hannah Knowles and Michael Scherer points out, Donald Trump wants Eric Trump's wife to have the job, she has made it plain she would love it, but DeSantis might prefer rewarding a Republican lawmaker instead.

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Pointing out it is "far from clear" which way DeSantis will go, the Post is reporting the Florida governor "... is more likely to pick someone who has held public office in Florida and said other contenders include the state’s attorney general, Ashley Moody, and former statehouse speaker Jose Oliva."

That could put him, once again, on the outs with Trump, with Randy Fine, an ally of the incoming president suggesting, "The governor has a choice. Does he want to rebuild his relationship with Trump and give the president what he’s asking for, or does he want to move in a different direction? I think there’s a real opportunity for him if he chooses to support the president’s choice.”

"Rubio’s successor in the Senate would serve for two years until the next election in 2026. DeSantis has said he will probably pick a replacement by early January," the Post is reporting.

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