Byron Donalds
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Do you ever see yourself running for president one day, man? After you finish your job as governor, honestly, I can't see that far Right now, I'm focused on doing this. And to be honest with you, when I first got when I first ran and got elected, this was 2016. So I was about I was probably 37.
And at the time, I looked at it like, man, OK, I'll probably be doing this for maybe eight years, 10 years tops. And then that's it. And then when I got to Congress, I told my district, you'll get a max 10 years out of me. So five terms, you'll get 10 years max out of me. And then I'm leaving. And now you're running for governor. We're successful. I win.
And at the time, I looked at it like, man, OK, I'll probably be doing this for maybe eight years, 10 years tops. And then that's it. And then when I got to Congress, I told my district, you'll get a max 10 years out of me. So five terms, you'll get 10 years max out of me. And then I'm leaving. And now you're running for governor. We're successful. I win.
And at the time, I looked at it like, man, OK, I'll probably be doing this for maybe eight years, 10 years tops. And then that's it. And then when I got to Congress, I told my district, you'll get a max 10 years out of me. So five terms, you'll get 10 years max out of me. And then I'm leaving. And now you're running for governor. We're successful. I win.
I get sworn in in two years as the state's next governor. I'll be 48, and by the time you leave, I'll be 56. Man, I might just want to just go back to normal life and just enjoy life. I don't think you can plan politics. Just like I don't really think you can plan life. I think you do the best thing that you do. You work hard day in, day out. You stay ready so you don't have to get ready.
I get sworn in in two years as the state's next governor. I'll be 48, and by the time you leave, I'll be 56. Man, I might just want to just go back to normal life and just enjoy life. I don't think you can plan politics. Just like I don't really think you can plan life. I think you do the best thing that you do. You work hard day in, day out. You stay ready so you don't have to get ready.
I get sworn in in two years as the state's next governor. I'll be 48, and by the time you leave, I'll be 56. Man, I might just want to just go back to normal life and just enjoy life. I don't think you can plan politics. Just like I don't really think you can plan life. I think you do the best thing that you do. You work hard day in, day out. You stay ready so you don't have to get ready.
And then if God opens those doors and you have the ability to walk through it, then you make that decision to walk through. Yeah.
And then if God opens those doors and you have the ability to walk through it, then you make that decision to walk through. Yeah.
And then if God opens those doors and you have the ability to walk through it, then you make that decision to walk through. Yeah.
Now you're causing problems. Not before a speech.
Now you're causing problems. Not before a speech.
Now you're causing problems. Not before a speech.
I want you to know we are lucky to have Charlie Kirk.
I want you to know we are lucky to have Charlie Kirk.
Good to see you, Charlie. It was good to be with you the other day. Great Patriots supporting you. And side note, everybody, Charlie, you and Turning Point done tremendous work. Thank you for everything you've done, not just for the country, for President Trump, but really for young people in our country. I think it's going to be a bright future ahead for America.
Good to see you, Charlie. It was good to be with you the other day. Great Patriots supporting you. And side note, everybody, Charlie, you and Turning Point done tremendous work. Thank you for everything you've done, not just for the country, for President Trump, but really for young people in our country. I think it's going to be a bright future ahead for America.
Well, first, we have a wonderful state, best state in the country by basically every metric that's available. So the first thing you want to do is take a great state and make sure it stays that way. We have to continue to be number one in the nation and lead the Florida forward.
Well, first, we have a wonderful state, best state in the country by basically every metric that's available. So the first thing you want to do is take a great state and make sure it stays that way. We have to continue to be number one in the nation and lead the Florida forward.
and make sure that the United States and everybody else understands that we're the best state governed, period, full stop. And the agenda is gonna be about making Florida the financial capital of the world, having digital assets be the center point of that, and then building around that with some of the financial moves already starting from Chicago and from New York.