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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will appear alongside President-elect Donald Trump at the Army-Navy game on Saturday amid speculation about the governor’s future in MAGA world and who he’ll pick to fill a vacant Senate seat.

“DeSantis has hardly been seen with Trump since launching his failed bid in the GOP primary, which earned him the Trump nickname ‘DeSanctimonious.’ Their bitter rivalry long over, DeSantis is a contender for a Cabinet position in the new Trump administration and is under pressure to appoint the president-elect’s daughter-in-law to fill the Senate seat Marco Rubio will vacate when he takes the job of Secretary of State,” The Washington Times reported.

“Everyone will be watching the two reunite at Northwest Stadium in Landover — home of the Washington Commanders — and wondering what it means for Mr. DeSantis’ political future,” the outlet added.

“They actually have a pretty good working relationship now. Even though there is still hostility between Trump World and DeSantis World, I think Trump and DeSantis have totally buried the hatchet and get along very well personally,” said former DeSantis for President advisor Will Chamberlain.

Ed Rollins, a GOP strategist who backed DeSantis in his short-lived presidential campaign, added. “It’ll be a high profile thing. Trump is putting a team together and wants all the substantial people in the world. If he can pull in DeSantis and make it look like the two are no longer fighting and are basically going to be partners and doing a lot of stuff, it’s a good thing for both of them.”

After the president-elect picked Rubio, a Republican, to be his secretary of state, DeSantis gained more influence among Trump’s inner circle.

DeSantis is required by Florida law to designate a successor to serve the remaining two years of Rubio’s Senate term.

Trump and his supporters want DeSantis to name Lara Trump, who co-chaired the Republican National Committee that contributed to the GOP’s November landslide victory and is married to his son, Eric Trump.

She lives in Florida and is considering applying for the position.

According to people with knowledge of the situation, Trump’s team hasn’t spent any time pressing DeSantis on the subject, and DeSantis hasn’t made any public remarks about Trump.

Additionally, DeSantis is thinking about filling the position with Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody.

Earlier this month, Trump reached out to the governor to ask whether he would be interested in taking over as defense secretary in the event that Pete Hegseth, the current nominee, was not confirmed.

Hegseth seems to have saved his hopes of at least attending his confirmation hearing this week. The anonymous accusations of impropriety against him have angered some GOP senators, who have questioned his competence.

When DeSantis’ second term ends in early 2027, he will be looking for a significant position if he does not join the Trump administration.

The 46-year-old term-limited governor is probably considering a bid for the GOP presidential nomination in 2028.

He’ll probably have to contend with 40-year-old J.D. Vance, who will have served as Trump’s vice president for four years by then and is sure to secure the president’s coveted endorsement.

But vice presidents don’t always end up at the top, and none have done so since George H.W. Bush in 1988.

“It’s not been a good place for vice presidents of late,” Rollins said.

DeSantis faces the risk of losing favor in GOP circles after his second term is over, which might make it challenging for him to run for president again.

DeSantis will continue to have sway because to his Florida Freedom Fund, which has helped conservative candidates raise millions of dollars.

“Both DeSantis and Trump are going to do better with each other, whether the governor stays as governor or joins the administration,” Florida GOP strategist Jamie Miller said. “They are going to do better as a team. And it’s Trump’s team.”

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