Donald Trump praised the victory of Christian Ziegler over Evan Power within the election to Chair the Republican Party of Florida on Sunday.
What Happened: The race was reportedly seen as a “proxy” battle between the previous president and Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis.
Trump stated on Truth Social, “We won a big Chairmanship in Florida over the DeSantis Reps, but actually, it’s a win for ALL. That’s the way we want it. Christian will be a great Chairman.”
The former U.S. chief additionally shared an article from Politico within the publish which famous that some supporters of DeSantis concern that the event is a “giant Florida win for Trump.”
Ziegler, a Republican political marketing consultant, has labored with former Trump marketing campaign supervisor Corey Lewandowski however supported DeSantis when the latter first took workplace in 2018, in keeping with Politico.
Why It Matters: Ziegler defeated Power 126-100 within the election. The successful candidate was beforehand the get together’s vice chair whereas Power was the statewide GOP chair of chairs and led the Leon County Republican Party, famous Politico.
While Trump’s staff reportedly underscored the significance of Ziegler’s win, staff DeSantis downplayed the win.
An unnamed Trump marketing consultant stated that Chair races “should be important for people running for president,” reported Politico.
A DeSantis advisor stated, “Both of our guys won, and we look forward to working with them,” in keeping with the report.
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