{"id":8664,"date":"2025-01-16T10:44:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T15:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=8664"},"modified":"2025-01-16T10:50:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T15:50:51","slug":"desantis-announces-rubio-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/news\/desantis-announces-rubio-replacement\/njackson\/2025\/01\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis Announces Rubio Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Thursday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced his pick to replace Sen. Marco Rubio once he is confirmed as Secretary of State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While speaking to the press, DeSantis announced Ashley Moody to fill Rubio&#8217;s empty Senate seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Governor Ron DeSantis names ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHLEY MOODY as the next U.S. Senator from Florida.<br><br>Moody is a staunch Trump ally who has filed multiple suits in defense of Trump and is currently working to hold accountable the Palm Beach would-be assa*sin.<br><br>Moody has\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oodEa8RQCX\">pic.twitter.com\/oodEa8RQCX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/1879915642452668697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Moody emerged as a frontrunner\u00a0for the position\u00a0in recent weeks. 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