Trump considers ex-nemesis as Secretary of Defense replacement pick

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : The Florida Governor, widely considered the future of the Republican party and initially the favorite to take down Trump after he was reelected in 2022, announced he was suspending his campaign in a surprise video in late January.
30% : DeSantis - whom Trump shot into the stratosphere with a 2018 endorsement for governor - requested a meeting with Trump in April in Miami in an attempt to make nice against their common foe - Biden.
30% : His final warning was for Republicans not to go 'back to yesteryear' and confirmed he would support Trump, the opponent who has mocked and humiliated him for the last year.
28% : Trump said during an unannounced stop at his New Hampshire campaign headquarters that after DeSantis' announcement he has 'officially retired' the 'DeSanctimonious' nickname.
27% : Trump never signed the pledge and refused to show up for the debates.
26% : Despite repeatedly bashing Trump for refusing to debate in the primary cycle and taking several hits from the ex-president calling him 'Ron DeSanctimonious,' the governor decided to endorse his former rival.
23% : DeSantis ran against Trump for the Republican nomination in 2024, before dropping out on January 21 after a lackluster finish in Iowa and endorsed the former president.
23% : Throughout the campaign, Trump called DeSantis a 'traitor' for deciding to run for president in 2024 after the former president's endorsement is what led him to clinch the Republican nomination for governor in Florida in 2018.
17% : They watch his presidency gets stymied by relentless resistance, and they see Democrats using lawfare this day to attack him.'He added: 'Trump is superior to the current incumbent Joe Biden.
15% : Now, the Wall Street Journal is citing multiple people close to the Trump camp that DeSantis - who ran against Trump in the Republican Primary before dropping out - is the choice to replace Hegseth in his Cabinet.
12% : Trump could still turn elsewhere to replace Hegseth if the nomination falls apart, with those close to the president-elect saying the next 48 hours are 'crucial to his fate.'Donald Trump is reportedly considering an 11th hour move to flip out controversial Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth for friend-turned-rival Ron DeSantisDeSantis (pictured with Donald and Eric Trump earlier today) - who ran against Trump in the Republican Primary before dropping out - could be the choice to replace HegsethThe allies turned enemies were both seen Tuesday at the funeral for a deceased police officer in Palm Beach County.
11% : However, the Florida chief executive still expressed skepticism about Trump, having said he has 'too much baggage' to run as Trump's vice president and saying some Republicans will never vote for him.
10% : On the other side, Trump ran scorched earth against DeSantis - or 'DeSanctimonius' as he referred to him on the trail - and his donors have expressed fury over the governor's criticism.

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