Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis believes his ranking in polls against the former president donald trump will change after formally announcing his offer the 2024 US presidential election.

What happened: DeSantis, who is touring the world, responded to a media question about his slippage in the 2024 polls against Trump: “I’m not a candidate, so we’ll see if and when that changes.” reported Insider.

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The potential Republican candidate is on a world tour from April 24th to April 28th. His trip to Japan, South Korea, Israel and the UK will be billed as an international trade mission.

Why it matters: For several months, the Sunshine State’s governor has been a favored choice among GOP primary voters, especially after his resounding victory at the Midterms when he was reelected. However, his popularity has recently waned after the former president announced his bid for the top US office. Accordingly the Wall Street Journal poll, in December, DeSantis had a 14-point lead. However, the The last poll showed that Trump was the first choice for 46% of Republican primary voters, while just 31% said they would vote for Florida Gov. DeSantis.

Last week, several Florida officials also publicly announced their support for Trump’s presidential campaign. The Republican Party Senate leader is also running for office on Monday endorsed the ex-president for the 2024 US presidential election.

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