DeSantis Strategizes Conservative Supreme Court Majority Ahead of Potential Presidential Run.
Ron DeSantis, expected to announce his 2024 presidential candidacy this week, teased the possibility of appointing a seventh conservative Supreme Court justice during a speech at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Orlando. He also made a dig at Donald Trump by pointing out that he intends to serve for eight years, while Trump can only serve for one more four-year term. DeSantis noted that four potential Supreme Court justices may retire over the next eight years and vowed to replace them with conservatives, further strengthening the court's six-three conservative majority. However, recent polling has shown Trump with a commanding lead over DeSantis among Republican voters, and influential GOP donors are reportedly urging Virginia's governor, Glen Youngkin, to enter the 2024 race.