David Jolly Ties Byron Donalds to Trump Amid Falling Poll Numbers
Jolly says Donalds is distancing himself from Trump, while Donalds’s past praise of Trump and recent campaign messaging feature in the race.
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SOURCEThe Floridian
Published Sep 25, 2026
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly accused Rep. Byron Donalds of distancing himself from Trump despite Donalds’s past support for him. The article also reports that Jolly is gaining in election forecasts, while RNC Chair Joe Gruters defended Donalds’s pro-Trump record.
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Byron Donalds
R · FL-19
Republican Florida gubernatorial candidate and U.S. representative; the subject of Jolly’s criticism about his relationship with Trump.
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President whose approval and relationship with Donalds are discussed, and whom Jolly criticizes.
ALSO MENTIONED David Jolly, Democratic candidate for Florida governor who criticizes Donalds and describes his own campaign’s issue focus.; Joe Gruters, Republican National Committee chair who defends Donalds’s pro-Trump standing.
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