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President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate to be governor of Florida quietly scrubbed nearly all references to the president from his campaign website, according to a new report.
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candidate → prefer → report
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) relaunched his campaign website ahead of the general election this week.
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Donalds → relaunche → election
But he removed all references to the president on his website, The Miami Herald reported.
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Herald → remove → website
This comes as the president’s unpopularity risks becoming a millstone around most Republicans’ necks in this year’s make-or-break midterm elections.
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unpopularity → come → elections
Prior to that, Donalds’ website featured buttons urging visitors to “Chip in to Support Trump Endorsed Byron Donalds” and labels calling him a “TRUMP-ENDORSED Proven Conservative Fighter.”
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website → feature → him
Trump endorsed Donalds, one of the few Black Republican members of Congress, early on in 2025, and part of his website included Trump’s quote “RUN, BYRON, RUN!”
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part → endorse → quote
Whoever wins the race will succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, whom Trump endorsed in 2018 before turning against the governor when they competed for the Republican nomination.
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they → win → nomination
Now, Donalds’ website only features Trump’s endorsement as part of a rolling banner of conservative endorsements including Elon Musk, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), House Speaker Mike Johnson, late conservative activist Charlie Kirk and Sen. Ted Cruz.
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website → feature → Musk
The top of the previous version of Donalds’ website said he would “Enact the Trump Agenda.”
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he → say → Agenda
The new version of the website lists affordability as the biggest issue as Republicans grapple with how to handle the rising cost of living.
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Republicans → list → living
The website Visualping showed that Donalds stripped at least eight references to Trump.
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Donalds → show → Trump
In addition, the website no longer prominently features Donalds’ priority to “Fight Illegal Immigration.”
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website → feature → Immigration
Rather, his website says he wants to “stop taxpayer handouts to illegal immigration,” and that falls under the banner of “Law and Order.”
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that → say → Law
Donalds, who has served in the House of Representatives since 2021, is running against David Jolly, a former Republican who switched parties to become a Democrat.
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who → serve → parties
Jolly has largely hit Donalds for supporting data centers despite criticisms of the facilities by both parties.
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Jolly → hit → parties
But Donalds’ spokesman defended the changes to the website.
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spokesman → defend → website
“Our campaign website reflects Byron’s focus on the issues that matter most to Floridians — affordability, insurance costs, and government transparency,” Gates McGavick said in a statement.
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McGavick → reflect → statement
“He’s running to be the next Governor of Florida, is proud to have President Trump’s endorsement, and has real policy proposals to tackle those issues.
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He → run → issues
Donalds won the Republican nomination for governor against right-wing media personality James Fishback and Lt. Gov. Jay Collins.
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Donalds → win → Fishback
But he failed to win a majority of the vote and underperformed in parts of the state.
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he → fail → state
During Donalds’ victory speech last month, he did not mention Trump despite the president’s boost.
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he → mention → boost
He is not the only Republican to distance himself from Trump.
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He → distance → Trump
In Miami, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar criticized Trump’s policies on immigration, saying many Hispanics who voted for him in 2024 “feel betrayed” now because of the harsh tactics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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who → criticize → Enforcement
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