GOP candidate for Florida governor talks immigration policy With Florida Gov. Rick Scott leaving office due to term limits, a crowded field of Republicans and Democrats have jumped into the race to replace him. President Trump has already endorsed Republican Rep. Rick DeSantis ahead of the GOP primary on August 28. Democrats, too, will hold a primary election for the party’s candidates on that date. Trump narrowly defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race by less than 2 percentage points, according to Fox News’ election results . Read on for a look at the candidates. Republicans President Trump has endorsed Rep. Ron DeSantis for Florida governor. There’s a crowded field of Republicans vying for the GOP nomination for governor in Florida, and Trump has already made his endorsement. The president picked Florida Rep. Ron DeSantis , saying he would be “strong on borders, tough on crime [and] big on cutting taxes." Trump said DeSantis would be a great governor before DeSantis officially jumped into the race. DeSantis, 39, is an Iraq War veteran and decorated military lawyer who has served in the U.S. House since 2013. He is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School. Especially during committee hearings on the controversial dossier used in the ongoing Russia investigation , DeSantis has remained steadfast in his support and defense of Trump. Ahead of Trump’s endorsement, a recent Fox News poll found 32 percent of likely GOP primary voters in the state to pick Adam Putnam […]

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