Trump led a wave of tributes honoring Hulk Hogan, born Terry Gene Bollea, who lived in Clearwater, Florida. WWE star died of cardiac arrest at age 71.

A plane-carried banner flying over the Capitol Building and nearby facilities declared that President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi “are protecting predators” — a reference to still-withheld records on underage sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a former friend of the President’s.

Trump and Hogan shared a decades-long relationship rooted in their mutual flair for showmanship and crossover appeal.

Posting on his social media site, Truth Social, Trump said Florida Sen. Joe Gruters, from Sarasota, “will do a wonderful job” as the chairman of the Republican Party. Gruters, 48, confirmed in a text message that he wants the job.

In her bid for a first election to the U.S. Senate, Sen. Ashley Moody has received the most significant “Complete and Total Endorsement” in the Republican Party, courtesy of Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump is backing Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters to chair the Republican National Committee and replace Michael Whatley as he runs for Senate in North Carolina. Trump announced his support Thursday in a Truth Social post about Whatley, who is expected to publicly announce his Senate candidacy in the coming days.

Following President Donald Trump’s executive order on college sports, Florida athletics director Scott Stricklin has issued a statement endorsing Trump’s decision. Stricklin has been the AD at Florida 2016.

The WWE Hall of Famer, who died on Thursday at the age of 71, had supported former President Barack Obama in 2008.

One out of every three ambassador-level nominees come from Florida, top campaign donors, Mar-a-Lago regulars and personal friends of the president.