DeSantis-Trump relationship? It's complicated

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : A Trump favorite Wiles is "tough, smart, innovative, and is universally admired and respected," Trump said in announcing her selection.
69% : Trump carried non-battleground state Florida by just over 13%, quadrupling his previous best performance in three runs for the White House.
68% : But the dynamic between Trump and DeSantis could be poised for more change.
60% : DeSantis and Trump met for breakfast last spring at a South Florida golf course, a meeting arranged by Steve Witkoff, a real estate investor.
55% : The governor five years ago pushed Wiles out of his own inner circle and got Trump to do the same.
55% : Trump appointed Witkoff on Tuesday as special envoy to the Middle East.
54% : Some backstory... Did DeSantis congratulate Trump on his presidential win?
46% : Trump clearly took credit for powering DeSantis to the governor's office in 2018 with a couple of tweets endorsing him for the Republican nomination when he was a longshot candidate.
44% : DeSantis didn't campaign for Trump, but did raise tens of millions of dollars for the Republican nominee.
38% : DeSantis, meanwhile, spent much of the campaign season railing against a pair of Florida constitutional amendments that would have legalized recreational marijuana and expanded abortion rights.
37% : Trump, DeSantis divide over marijuana amendment Trump had endorsed the marijuana proposal, but didn't play an active role promoting the measure, which also had the backing of Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters, a Sarasota Republican close to Trump.
23% : "This is a way he could repair his relationship with Trump significantly," said one DeSantis adviser, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
22% : But she was exiled until Trump rehired her to lead his 2020 campaign in Florida, over DeSantis' objections.
21% : Trump is expected to float a name for DeSantis to consider appointing as Florida's next U.S. senator, to replace Marco Rubio, who the president-elect is nominating for Secretary of State.
17% : And some of his allies say the relationship between Trump and DeSantis isn't as bad as some think.
8% : Trump saw DeSantis' White House run as a betrayal and accused him of being disloyal.
2% : Florida election winners and losers: DeSantis has his way as Democrats struggle - again Trump's digital beatdown of DeSantis during primary DeSantis challenged Trump last year for the Republican presidential nomination, failing miserably after being savaged by the former president's campaign team in a barrage of digital advertising.

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