President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have largely repaired their once-strained relationship following the bruising 2024 Republican presidential primary, even as tensions remain between DeSantis and some of Trump’s closest advisers, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

With DeSantis approaching the end of his second gubernatorial term next January, speculation is growing about his next political step. The Florida governor has not ruled out another White House bid in 2028, while rumors have also circulated about a possible role in the Trump administration, including a potential appointment as attorney general.

According to the Journal, some allies of DeSantis have even floated the possibility of him eventually being nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court if another vacancy opens on the bench.

“Who knows? Like, you never know,” he said during a roundtable interview at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles on May 4 when asked about a future presidential run.

“Who took a state that had more Democrats than Republicans by 300,000 when he got elected, and now has 1.5 million more Republicans? Who had a state that had a trillion-dollar economy and now has $1.8 trillion? Who has a state that had some school choice, now universal? A 50-year low in the crime rate?

“So, we’ve got a good story to tell,” DeSantis said.

DeSantis launched a campaign for president during the 2024 election cycle but withdrew after finishing well behind Trump in the Iowa caucuses.

Following the heated primary battle, however, relations between the two Republicans improved significantly. Trump has publicly referred to DeSantis as a friend and said the two men have “blood that seems to match pretty well.”

Despite the reconciliation between Trump and DeSantis, the governor’s relationship with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles reportedly remains badly damaged following a political split dating back to 2019.

Wiles, a veteran Republican strategist in Florida, had overseen DeSantis’ successful 2018 gubernatorial campaign. Their relationship later collapsed after DeSantis removed her from his political operation amid disputes tied to media leaks and negative stories concerning his administration.

Longtime Trump ally Roger Stone has also continued criticizing DeSantis, reportedly describing him as someone who cannot be trusted politically.

According to the Journal, Trump recently told an associate that he personally likes DeSantis and believes the governor has delivered politically for him in Florida.

Florida state Rep. Juan Carlos Porras characterized DeSantis’ recent activity as “political theater for a possible 2028 presidential run.”

DeSantis acknowledged to the newspaper that political fortunes can quickly shift, saying politics “is fickle” and that “things change.”