Florida's special election Tuesday could shake things up in the White House, according to a Washington, D.C., insider.
Republican state Sen. Randy Fine is leading Democrat Josh Weil by 4 points in Florida's deep-red 6th Congressional District, which Mike Waltz won by 33 points in November before leaving to become Donald Trump's national security adviser – a role that Axios co-founder Mike Allen said could be in jeopardy pending the election's outcome.
"Why tonight matters for Democrats – this is a chance for them to get off the mat," Allen told MSNBC's "Morning Joe." "Like, a big showing, a big win tonight, that's going to bring in money, coin, energy, and I can tell that in Wisconsin, the White House, behind the scenes, is feeling terrible about how that looks. ... I can tell you that inside the Republican Party, not a lot of optimism about Wisconsin."
Fine and Weil are both seeking to replace Waltz in Congress, but Allen said that Trump might be looking to replace him as national security adviser after he inadvertently added reporter Jeffrey Goldberg to a group chat where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed top-secret plans for military operations.
"Down in Florida, feeling great about the seat that Matt Gaetz used to occupy there in the 1st District," Allen said. "In the 6th District in Florida, really getting nervous about that Mike Waltz seat, despite that remarkable 30-point margin that you just mentioned. A little behind-the-scenes story for your viewers. This is from Axios [correspondent] Mark Caputo, who lives down there in Florida, and he said that behind the scenes, Mike Waltz, of course, now the president's national security adviser, which is why we're having to fill the seat, Mike Waltz is saying to colleagues behind the scenes, Randy Fine, the Republican candidate you just saw there, he said, 'If Randy Fine wins, I'm definitely getting fired.'"
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