America’s Governor had something to say about a newspaper after the latest “pathetic attempt to garner clicks” cited an all-too-familiar source regarding his future plans.
In addition to punditry aimed at pinpointing precisely what went wrong for Republicans to suffer such tremendous losses, expectations about staffing changes at the White House following Election Night have been coupled with glances ahead to who might succeed President Donald Trump.
While the former began to take shape with Stephen Miller replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, a speculative report from The Washington Post about outgoing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) 2028 plans was swatted down on social media.
According to the report titled “Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans another run at White House,” an anonymous source described as “a person close” to the governor confirmed, “DeSantis has reached out to at least one national political consultant about working on his campaign.” Along with other unnamed sources, the story cited Republican donor Dan Eberhart as saying “Florida’s walls not being breached by the blue wave gives DeSantis more credibility than nearly anyone in the opening days of the 2028 primary.”
Reacting to the report, the governor readily debunked the claim as he wrote on X, “The Washington Post is fabricating this out of whole cloth. I have not reached out to anybody about running for anything. Just another pathetic attempt to garner clicks. Using anonymous sources of course!”
The Washington Post is fabricating this out of whole cloth. I have not reached out to anybody about running for anything. Just another pathetic attempt to garner clicks.
Using anonymous sources of course! https://t.co/v9PtX6HgSj
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) November 6, 2026
DeSantis further responded directly to the senior White House reporter responsible for the article, Nancy Cook, as she insisted three people had been briefed on the governor’s plans.
“Friends don’t let friends read the Washington Post,” stated the Freedom State’s term-limited executive.
Friends don’t let friends read the Washington Post https://t.co/bG5LOk0ztE
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) November 6, 2026
An update to the Post article made note of DeSantis’ comment, but left out his criticism that alleged the story was fabricated for clicks.
What remained undeniable about the story were the facts that many voters were not only looking ahead to 2028 with optimism about course-correcting after Tuesday’s blowout, but also seeking actionable plans on how to navigate the next two years to make a genuine GOP electoral success possible.
DeSantis argued as much during one of his numerous post-election appearances that described the nationwide Democratic wins as “close to an extinction-level event” for Republicans.
“Here’s the thing. Democrats are unpopular,” said the governor. “They were able to win based on the sentiment that exists in the country right now. They did not earn a mandate to indulge all their left-wing fantasies. And they’re going to be in there governing, and we’ll see what ends up happening. But this was not a positive view of Democrats. This was a rejection of Republicans in Washington. And Democrats just happened to be the beneficiary.”
What’s more, during an appearance on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle,” he told the host, “This midterm was a rebuke of the president and Congress … but, a lot of our voters stayed home because they were frustrated with the lack of productivity from Republicans in the House and Senate.”
Along with DeSantis, postmortem statements from Vice President J.D. Vance as well as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) were viewed by many as an opening salvo in testing the waters for the viability of potential presidential campaigns. For Cruz, 2028 would mark a second go at the White House after finishing as the runner-up to Trump in the 2016 Republican primary. Another run for Christie would be his third following unsuccessful bids in 2016 and 2024.
Vance would be a first-time candidate if he decides to run in 2028, and he has thus far remained noncommittal, expressing his intent to wait as long as possible to make a decision on that front.
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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