Trump's New Year's resolution: Getting Scott to run for Senate in Fla.
By MATT DIXON and MARC CAPUTO 12/31/2017 11:57 AM EST Updated 12/31/2017 05:00 PM EST
President Donald Trump wrapped up another private lunch Sunday in South Florida with Gov. Rick Scott, but the biggest political item wasn’t on the official New Year's Eve menu at Trump International: Whether Scott will run for U.S. Senate or not in 2018.
No one is a bigger booster of the idea than Trump, who rang in the 2017 New Year with private calls to the term-limited Scott and politicos urging him to challenge the Florida’s three-term incumbent, Sen. Bill Nelson, the only Democrat elected statewide. In June, Trump publicly called on Scott during a Miami event about Cuba policy to seek the Senate seat. And Trump did it again in September. “I hope this man right here, Rick Scott, runs for the Senate,” Trump said after examining Hurricane Irma’s damage in Fort Myers and Naples, Scott’s hometown.
Each time, Trump has urged him on, Scott has demurred.
And, if the Senate race came up again at lunch, those who know the governor expect him to stay tight-lipped. It's a nod to his cautious and meticulous approach to politics, as well as his awareness of Trump’s Twitter trigger finger, which could disclose a secret the governor wants to keep under wraps.
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