Ron DeSantis once removed a "woke" prosecutor for letting murderers walk free – and Trump just put his name on the short list for America's top law enforcement job.
That was before DeSantis named an airport after Trump, helped build his presidential library, and sat down with him for lunch at Doral last month.
Now Trump is publicly floating DeSantis as the next Attorney General of the United States – and if Democrats thought Pam Bondi was tough, they haven't seen anything yet.
From Primary Enemy to Trump's Law-and-Order Pick
Trump fired Pam Bondi on April 2nd, escorting her out of the DOJ before he finished his Iran speech that same night.
Acting AG Todd Blanche – Trump's former personal attorney – stepped in and has been running the Justice Department since.
Trump told the New York Post's Pod Force One on Tuesday that Blanche "has done a very good job," but made clear the search for a permanent replacement is ongoing.
"There are a lot of great people," Trump said. "The Republican Party – we have great people."
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Then he said DeSantis is "a friend of mine" and acknowledged people have been throwing around his name.
That's not a denial.
The Record Democrats Don't Want You Thinking About
Here's what DeSantis would bring to the DOJ that no other name on the short list can match.
In 2023, he suspended Orange County State Attorney Monique Worrell – the second "woke" prosecutor he removed in Florida – for allowing murderers and violent drug traffickers to "escape the full consequences of their criminal conduct."
His office documented that Worrell's office had obtained mandatory minimums in just 3 of 96 drug trafficking cases.
Three out of ninety-six.
DeSantis didn't write a strongly worded letter.
He removed her.
That's the pattern Trump needs at the national level – someone who sees a DOJ employee running interference for criminals and doesn't hesitate to act.
Blanche told Jesse Watters the Epstein files situation "should not be a part of anything going forward."
Watters laughed and said he wasn't sure Blanche understood what people felt about that.
DeSantis would understand.
What the Inner Circle Isn't Saying Out Loud
The reconciliation between Trump and DeSantis is real and it's been building for over a year.
They toured "Alligator Alcatraz" together in July 2025.
Trump called DeSantis "my friend" to his face that day.
DeSantis signed the bill renaming Palm Beach International Airport the Donald J. Trump International Airport in March.
He's facilitating Trump's presidential library in Miami.
The bitterness of "DeSanctimonious" is over.
What's less discussed is the West Wing resistance.
Trump's Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair both worked for DeSantis before an ugly falling out during the 2024 primary.
Sources told CNN that DeSantis' reputation inside the White House is still rough – that he's "not regarded as a team player."
That's the obstacle.
But Trump doesn't always let his staff make his decisions.
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And when a president who just fired his AG is publicly floating a specific name on a podcast – that's not idle conversation.
DeSantis himself said in public: "No one's ever asked me to do anything, and I've never asked to do anything."
Which is exactly what someone says when they're waiting to be asked.
The America First AG the Left Has Been Dreading
Here's what the left doesn't want you thinking about.
The last time a Democrat-aligned prosecutor in Florida refused to enforce mandatory minimums for gun crimes, DeSantis didn't hold a press conference.
He suspended her.
That's the template. And now imagine that man running the entire Justice Department – the same DOJ that spent the Biden years protecting cartels with catch-and-release, slow-walking the Epstein investigation, and letting Hunter walk on charges that would have buried anyone else.
Trump fired Bondi because she wasn't aggressive enough.
DeSantis has never once been accused of not being aggressive enough.
Sources:
- Sandy Fitzgerald, "Trump: Not Ruling Out DeSantis as Attorney General," Newsmax, June 3, 2026.
- Fox News Digital, "Pam Bondi Already Fired as Attorney General, Cabinet Official Teed Up as Replacement," Fox News, April 2, 2026.
- Diana Stancy, "DeSantis Signals Reset with Trump as Florida Backs 'Make America Healthy Again' Plan," Fox News, January 31, 2026.
- Washington Examiner, "Big, Beautiful Bromance: Trump, DeSantis Show the Power of Reconciliation," Washington Examiner, July 2, 2025.
- Fox News, "DeSantis Suspends Orlando State Attorney Over Dereliction of Duty on Crime," Fox News, August 9, 2023.
