DeSantis campaign plows forward amid fundraising questions

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and his affiliated super PAC are doubling down on efforts to defeat former President Donald Trump and become the GOP's next standard-bearer despite reports his campaign was forced to shed members of his 2024 team due to financial woes.

Trump has nevertheless remained a formidable opponent.

The news over the weekend that his campaign let go of roughly a dozen staffers just two months after launching his presidential bid and that some donors have already maxed out the amount of money they can donate to DeSantis's campaign during the second quarter is reigniting questions about the governor's campaign viability.