Ron DeSantis has openly split with Donald Trump on major policy points.

DeSantis openly pushed back against Trump’s push for $5,000 voter checks, arguing that printing and borrowing trillions more adds fuel to inflation and piles onto the national debt. He’s also clashed over tech policy and state authority regarding massive AI data centers, arguing that federal orders shouldn’t override local utility protections and state rights.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/09/11/more-debt-and-more-inflation-some-republicans-rebuke-or-express-skepticism-of-trumps-5000-election-checks/