DeSantis and Youngkin Overseas Trips Fuel 2024 Speculation

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (C) and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) are escorted to the venue of their meeting at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on April 24, 2023. EUGENE HOSHIKO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

The Republican governors of Florida and Virginia began their overseas tours on April 24 amid lingering speculation that either one, or both, will jump into the 2024 presidential race.

While Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei.