DeSantis Considers 2028 Presidential Bid

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis indicated he is considering another presidential bid, telling Fox News host Sean Hannity in a podcast interview that he would have captured most of former President Donald Trump's support in the 2024 Iowa caucuses had Trump not been a candidate. The exchange, featured in clips from the March 23, 2026, episode of Hannity's "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" podcast, came as DeSantis reflected on his unsuccessful 2024 Republican primary campaign two years earlier.

When Hannity asked directly if he would run for president again, DeSantis replied, "Well see." He attributed his 2024 defeat primarily to timing and Trump's dominance, stating, "In Iowa, the people that voted for Trump, if he wasnt running, I wouldve gotten like 90 of those people. They were conservative voters. They didnt want the nonconservative. They wanted me. But the timing didnt work out obviously for that. So you just gotta see what happens."

DeSantis' 2024 campaign ended abruptly after a disappointing showing in Iowa, the first contest in the Republican nominating process. He received 21.2 percent of the vote and nine delegates, trailing Trump's 51 percent and 20 delegates. Former South...