Florida GOP bucks Ron DeSantis and scraps the loyalty oath opposed by Trump

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"ORLANDO, Fla. — After a weeks-long lobbying fight, the Republican Party of Florida voted Friday night to get rid of a loyalty pledge that was backed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis but opposed by former President Donald Trump. It would have required GOP presidential candidates to support the eventual party nominee in order to get on the state’s March 19 primary ballot.

The oath language was approved by the party in May, but has since received pushback from Trump and his supporters. Trump is leading by wide margins in every public poll, so his team has opposed doing things like signing loyalty oaths that would require him to support the Republican nominee for president."...