The intrigue: DeSantis waged a bitter — but brief — primary bid in the 2024 presidential cycle against Trump, whose campaign and White House are stocked with critics of the governor.
- "Bygones are bygones," said one Trump adviser. "But that doesn't mean people forget."
- Said another: "There's a big reason the president wouldn't pick Ron to be his attorney general: There's a way-too-high chance he would try to f*ck the president over."
- "Trump needs someone at Justice he absolutely trusts. But the Defense Department or Supreme Court or something else? Sure."