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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Even Donald Trump's most loyal political disciples are jumping off the president's sinking ship. Florida Representative and Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds dropped all mentions of Trump from his campaign website Tuesday, peeling himself away from the president's wake for the first time.

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Donalds's campaign materials were previously littered with mentions of Trump, according to recent versions of the page saved by the Internet Archive Project. Prior to the change, Donalds wore the president's endorsement like a badge. "Chip in to Support Trump Endorsed Byron Donalds," read the top of Donalds's website.

"ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP!" the page used to emphasize in a bright yellow banner. "TRUMP-ENDORSED Proven Conservative Fighter. BYRON DONALDS."

Donalds also removed an image of himself and his wife, Erika Donalds, standing beside Trump.

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Six weeks before the election.
In Florida.

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-09-22 04:04 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

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