Trump urges Florida official to run in special election to fill Gaetz’s seat

President-elect Trump urged Florida’s chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis to run in the special election for former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) seat in Florida’s first congressional district on Monday.  In a post on Truth Social, Trump called Patronis “a wonderful friend to me and to MAGA.”  “As your next Congressman, Jimmy would work tirelessly alongside…