Trump Endorses Byron Donalds for Florida Governor
Trump throws his complete and total endorsement behind Byron Donalds in the Florida governor's race, urging voters to back him.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump endorsed Byron Donalds for governor of Florida in a Truth Social post, urging voters to back him.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Florida, Vote for Byron Donalds for Governor. He has my Complete and total Endorsement. He will never let you down! President DJT” on August 18, 2026 at 5:22 AM ET.
This is Trump’s 2nd message released today, and the last post was 5 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 167 of his 546 posts over the last 30 days classified as Elections posts.
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Byron Donalds is a Republican named in Trump’s post as a candidate for governor of Florida. Trump called the endorsement his “Complete and total Endorsement” and wrote that Donalds “will never let you down!”
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