Donald Trump has declared victory in the Florida GOP Chair race

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Former President Donald Trump takes a victory lap at the end of Saturday’s vote for the Republican Party of Florida Chair.

Commenting on the victory of Christian Ziegler of Sarasota, the former President posted on Truth Social Sunday.

“We won a big Chairmanship in Florida with the DeSantis Reps, but really, it’s a win for EVERYONE. That’s the way we want it. Christian will be a great Chairman!”

Ziegler, a close ally of incumbent Joe Gruters, a state senator also from Sarasota, faced and defeated Leon County GOP Chair Evan Power, a DeSantis ally, who prevailed by a vote of 126-100 in annual meeting held in Orlando.

The official response of the Republican Party of Florida’s Twitter account seemed to try to write off any allegations of a divide, which was conveniently rekindled by the Trump Truth Social meditation.

Florida is the winning model. Let’s show the country how it’s done! asserted the RPOF in a congratulatory tweet.

A second RPOF Tweet congratulated Power for being elevated to Vice Chair, suggesting the party is united after a close election that some saw as a proxy battle between forces loyal to Gov.Ron DeSantis and former President

Trump’s Truth Social post amplified a POLITICO Florida article by Matt Dixon, who addressed the insider intrigue beneath the race for chairman. Dixon quoted a DeSantis loyalist as calling the result a “huge Florida win for Trump.

National seat races are important and should be important for people running for president, a Trump camp thought consultant told Dixon. To that extent, more Trump candidates are winning today. This means the Trump campaign is likely pleased with the outcome.

In contrast to the victory from Trump, DeSantis made a statement on his political Twitter account.

“Great to celebrate historic victories: 1.5M vote victory margin; 400K+ voter reg. advantage; Won 62 counties, including Miami-Dade and Palm Beach; Supermajority in the House and Senate; The school board wins.”

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Jacob Ogles of Florida Politics contributed reporting.

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