Gov. Ron DeSantis is making it clear he doesn’t support a former Speaker of the Florida House pursuing his job next year.

“Governor of what? Oh, look, I’m not supporting Paul Renner . You know, I think it was an ill-advised decision to enter the race,” the term-limited Governor said Tuesday at Valrico’s Grace Christian School .

Renner, a military veteran and a former state prosecutor, represented Palm Coast for eight years through 2024 and worked closely with DeSantis when he led the Florida House. DeSantis then appointed Renner to the State University System Board of Governors thereafter.

When we asked Renner about DeSantis’ predisposition to his campaign in a recent interview, Renner stopped far short of saying the Governor backed him and wouldn’t say directly whether h

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