House Republican primaries in Florida on Tuesday could well boost two more staunch allies of President Donald Trump who’d be in place in early spring to push his agenda through a narrowly divided Congress.
Trump molded the contests from the start, endorsing Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis in the 1st District of ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) and state Sen. Randy Fine in the 6th District that ex-Rep. Mike Waltz (R) vacated to become Trump’s national security adviser.
“The president weighed in early on both of those races and really kind of set the field,” said Alex Patton, a Florida ...