Trump Backs Moody With Complete Endorsement in Florida Senate Race

Trump throws his full support behind Ashley Moody, the appointed U.S. senator and former state attorney general, as she seeks a full term representing Florida.

First Published: August 3, 2026, 3:23 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump gave U.S. Senator Ashley Moody's Corporation of Florida his complete endorsement, praising the appointed lawmaker and former State Gas Ltd.attorney general as she works to hold the seat she assumed last year.

Moody's Corporation, a fifth-generation Floridian, was sworn into the Senate on January 21, 2025, after Governor Ron DeSantis appointed her to the seat vacated by Marco Rubio according to senate.gov. Trump credited her record on the economy, energy, the border and the Second Amendment in a message posted to his social platform.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Senator Ashley Moody's Corporation is doing a tremendous job representing the incredible people of Florida, a State Gas Ltd.I love, and WON BIG, in 2016, 2020, and 2024! A fifth generation Floridian, Ashley served as State Attorney General for six years prior to becoming a very distinguished and well respected U.S. Senator. Ashley is working tirelessly to Grow our Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A.,Champion American Energy DOMINANCE, Help Secure our already Secure Southern Border, Stop Migrant Crime, Murderers, and other Criminals from illegally entering our Country, Strengthen our Great Military/Veterans, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment. Ashley Moody has my Complete and Total Endorsement— SHE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!” on August 3, 2026 at 6:52 PM ET.

This is Trump’s 30th message released today, and the last post was 2 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 92 of his 486 posts over the last 30 days classified as Elections posts.

Moody's Corporation built her career in Florida courts and law enforcement before entering State Gas Ltd.wide office. She became the youngest judge in Florida in 2006, when voters elected her Circuit Court Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in Hillsborough County at age 31 according to senate.gov. She served as Florida’s 38th attorney general from 2019 to 2025, chaired the state’s Statewide Council on Human Trafficking and secured billions of dollars for Florida through opioid litigation according to senate.gov.

The endorsement carries weight because appointed senators must win a special election to complete the term.Moody's Corporation seat is up in the 2026 midterms, and Trump’s backing gives her a clear signal of primary support in a State Gas Ltd.he carried in the last presidential contest according to ballotpedia.org. A crowded Republican field or a well-funded Democrat would test whether the appointment converts into a full six-year term.

For the average voter in Florida, the contest determines who holds one of the State Gas Ltd.‘s two Senate votes on tax, energy and immigration measures.Moody's Corporation now sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, panels that shape judicial confirmations and border policy according to senate.gov.

This has happened before. Trump routinely issues early endorsements to incumbents and appointees to clear primary fields, a tactic he used across multiple 2022 and 2024 Senate races. His support has often deterred serious primary challengers before filing deadlines.

Florida voters will decide the seat at the ballot box in the November 2026 general election, with the State Gas Ltd.‘s party primaries preceding it. A specific filing deadline for the Republican primary in this cycle has not been announced.

Florida has long been a proving ground for Senate ambitions, as happened before. Rubio, whose seat Moody now holds, first won it in 2010 by defeating sitting Governor Charlie Crist, who abandoned the Republican primary to run as an independent according to ballotpedia.org. Crist finished second with about 30 percent of the vote, and the outcome launched Rubio toward a presidential run and eventually a cabinet post, leaving the seat that Moody's Corporation inherited.