Florida Republicans reject DeSantis for Trump in loyalty pledge fight
ORLANDO — The latest contest between former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis in Florida came down to a loyalty pledge. And Florida Republicans on Friday evening chose Trump.
Top officials in the Republican Party of Florida, under pressure from Trump supporters, voted to remove a provision in its state bylaws that required any candidate seeking to be on the March 19 presidential primary ballot to pledge loyalty to the eventual GOP nominee.
The decision by the party to retreat from that pledge — which members adopted in May — was not only a win for Trump’s campaign but a sign that DeSantis no longer enjoys an iron-clad grip over the state party. DeSantis supporters, including House...
