DeSantis Declines to Address 2024 Speculation: ‘Chill Out’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives an update on recovery after Hurricane Ian, at the State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee, Fla., on Sept. 30, 2022. Florida Governor's Office/Screenshot via NTD

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was again asked about a possible rivalry between himself and President Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential race.

“We just finished this election, people just need to chill out a little bit,” DeSantis said at a news conference Wednesday in response to questions about Trump’s announcement on Tuesday. “We have this Georgia runoff coming, it’s very important for Republicans to win that Georgia runoff. I mean, I know around the country, Florida was kind of the biggest bright spot, it was not so bright in other parts of the country.”