Trump’s short-lived challenger Ron DeSantis is ‘begging’ him for a job in administration, report says

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump’s short-lived challenger Ron DeSantis is ‘begging’ him for a job in administration, report saysDeSantis, who has served as governor of Florida since 2019, is not eligible for a third term Ariana Baio Tuesday 21 April 2026 21:45 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962152","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ron-desantis-begging-trump-job-administration-b2962152.html","title":"Ron DeSantis ‘begging’ Trump for a top job in administration: report"}}ClosePresident Donald Trump calls his relationship with Governor Ron DeSantis 'a 10'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Fl...