Ron DeSantis slows the process to fill Marco Rubio's Senate seat as pressure grows from Trump world
President-elect Donald Trump handed Ron DeSantis a political gift this month when he gave him a U.S.
President-elect Donald Trump handed Ron DeSantis a political gift this month when he gave him a U.S. Senate seat to fill.
Just don’t expect the Florida governor to open it before Christmas.
One of Trump's first major picks to fill his Cabinet was Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, as the president-elect stocks his nascent administration with political leaders from the state. The nomination will open up Rubio’s seat, quickly stirring speculation about whom DeSantis would pick and how involved Trump, the state's most famous resident, will be in the process.
Roughly two weeks after the Rubio announcement, however, DeSantis’ team is still working through its options and does not plan to show its hand for at least a month, according to five people familiar with the process.
“The governor will be conducting a thorough vetting process and interview process in December that will involve several candidates,” a DeSantis adviser told NBC News. “He’s not in a hurry to make an important decision.”
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