Byron Donalds, the Republican nominee for Florida governor, updates his campaign website to remove most mentions of President Donald Trump, according to multiple reports. The changes include stripping nearly all references to the president and taking down a photograph showing Donalds and his wife posing with Trump.
The updates come shortly after U.S. Sen. María Elvira Salazar criticized Trump’s immigration-enforcement approach targeting undocumented immigrants who are described as law-abiding. Other outlets characterize Donalds’ move as part of a broader pattern among some Republican candidates who distance themselves from Trump as the midterm election approaches.
While the outlets agree on the website changes, they differ in emphasis. Coverage highlights the significance of removing Trump’s image and references, and frames the action either as a response to political backlash over Trump’s policies or as a strategic effort to broaden support ahead of November’s elections.
