Byron Donalds

So, you know, you just got to be respectful of the process. But to the top question, man, I'm a kid from Brooklyn, New York. So it's really cool to see that post come out. I think about the governor's race in 26, I'm committed to making sure we get the president's job done in Congress. We have so much to do in a little bit of time.

We got to get through all of that before I can definitively say what I'm going to do one way or the other. But to see that come out yesterday, I was just like, it blew me away. Because, like, Jeanette, Wilton, I've served with both of them. When I first got to Tallahassee eight years ago, when I went into the state legislature, I served with both of them.

We got to get through all of that before I can definitively say what I'm going to do one way or the other. But to see that come out yesterday, I was just like, it blew me away. Because, like, Jeanette, Wilton, I've served with both of them. When I first got to Tallahassee eight years ago, when I went into the state legislature, I served with both of them.

Ashley Moody, who's now a senator, I know her. And so to see those numbers come out, which I didn't know were coming out. I was, like, leaving Doral because we had our retreat. I was leaving Doral, and my phone is blowing up. And I'm just like, what's going on? And I'm looking, and, yo, you're getting a thumbs up. Ding, ding, ding, ding. Yeah, I'm in. What are we doing? What's the plan?

Ashley Moody, who's now a senator, I know her. And so to see those numbers come out, which I didn't know were coming out. I was, like, leaving Doral because we had our retreat. I was leaving Doral, and my phone is blowing up. And I'm just like, what's going on? And I'm looking, and, yo, you're getting a thumbs up. Ding, ding, ding, ding. Yeah, I'm in. What are we doing? What's the plan?

Blah, blah, blah. And I'm like, whoa. So I called my team, and I go, we didn't release anything, did we? And they go, no, this came out of left field. We didn't know what was happening. So it's really a blessing. It's humbling more than anything else. But in terms of announcements and plans, we're not there yet.

Blah, blah, blah. And I'm like, whoa. So I called my team, and I go, we didn't release anything, did we? And they go, no, this came out of left field. We didn't know what was happening. So it's really a blessing. It's humbling more than anything else. But in terms of announcements and plans, we're not there yet.

We've been better. I mean, look, I never talk about this stuff, but we're here, so we're just going to talk. I think that that relationship got frayed when I backed President Trump in the presidential primaries. And I think from the outside looking in, people remember back in 2022 when the governor was running for reelection, I was at the election night party.

We've been better. I mean, look, I never talk about this stuff, but we're here, so we're just going to talk. I think that that relationship got frayed when I backed President Trump in the presidential primaries. And I think from the outside looking in, people remember back in 2022 when the governor was running for reelection, I was at the election night party.

Like, I introduced him on stage, and we had that conversation. They asked me to do it, and I said, of course I'll do it, whatever you need, because he's been a great governor, best governor in the country. I remember when I first got to Congress starting to do interviews, I was calling him America's governor. And I still believe that to this day. He's been phenomenal.

Like, I introduced him on stage, and we had that conversation. They asked me to do it, and I said, of course I'll do it, whatever you need, because he's been a great governor, best governor in the country. I remember when I first got to Congress starting to do interviews, I was calling him America's governor. And I still believe that to this day. He's been phenomenal.

But when it came to a race between him and President Trump, I had to go with President Trump. I just felt President Trump was the right person at the right time. And I think that kind of frayed our relationship because of that. But, you know, that's politics sometimes. But I think we'll find a way to figure that out and move forward. Got it.

But when it came to a race between him and President Trump, I had to go with President Trump. I just felt President Trump was the right person at the right time. And I think that kind of frayed our relationship because of that. But, you know, that's politics sometimes. But I think we'll find a way to figure that out and move forward. Got it.

So I look at it slightly different. We're the best state in the country. That's to the credit of Ron DeSantis. It's also to the credit of Rick Scott. And in modern politics, the next thing I'm going to say, we typically don't like talking about because how they're viewed in Republican politics.

So I look at it slightly different. We're the best state in the country. That's to the credit of Ron DeSantis. It's also to the credit of Rick Scott. And in modern politics, the next thing I'm going to say, we typically don't like talking about because how they're viewed in Republican politics.

But this whole business of Florida being the best would not be in the position we are today without Jeb Bush's governorship. So Jeb Bush started the transition from a blue state. He had to take on Lawton Childs.

But this whole business of Florida being the best would not be in the position we are today without Jeb Bush's governorship. So Jeb Bush started the transition from a blue state. He had to take on Lawton Childs.

And so Jeb, yeah, so if you go back to education policy in our state 30 years ago, it was Jeb Bush's A-plus plan in education that started the conservative revolution, first in education and public safety, and then through economic issues, going through the financial collapse in 08 when Rick Scott came in,

And so Jeb, yeah, so if you go back to education policy in our state 30 years ago, it was Jeb Bush's A-plus plan in education that started the conservative revolution, first in education and public safety, and then through economic issues, going through the financial collapse in 08 when Rick Scott came in,

And then now to making sure that we are the free state of Florida like Ron DeSantis has done. So you can't tell our story without all three of those men. Now, and I leave out Charlie Crist on purpose because Charlie Crist is Charlie Crist. Now, going forward, you got to keep this thing in the middle of the road. That's how I see it. Your job going forward is we're the best, now stay the best.