DeSantis-Trump relationship? It's complicated

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : A Trump favoriteWiles 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 amendmentTrump 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 - againTrump's digital beatdown of DeSantis during primaryDeSantis 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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