I’m not going to take lectures from someone who a year ago didn’t think Donald Trump should be president,” said state Sen. Randy Fine.

Both Republicans will now advance to the April 1 special election, where they are expected to be heavy favorites in the solid GOP districts.

President Donald Trump-endorsed candidates Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis won Republican primaries Tuesday in special elections for seats in districts vacated by former Florida Congressmen Mike Waltz and Matt Gaetz.

Emotions are clearly raw. And with the two-month legislative session set to begin March 4, hard feelings are likely to endure.

The list of influential Florida Republicans in Trump’s second term goes on: Former state attorney general Pam Bondi is set to play that role nationally, while Reps. Cory Mills, Anna Paulina Luna and Kat Cammack are rising within the House GOP.

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) confirmed he was not in attendance at the Florida retreat for House Republicans while taking a shot at those who were present. “It is being reported I am not at the

Holding the retreat at a Trump property threatens to ignite the same kind of criticism that dogged Trump’s first term: that he has sought to personally profit from his public position.

The governor wasn’t able to convince lawmakers to back all his ideas on illegal immigration. But Trump’s grip got tighter than ever.

"If we fail on reconciliation, we've failed as a Congress," said one high-ranking Republican who faulted some lawmakers for not showing up.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is staring out at a minefield as he looks to pass a sprawling tax and immigration package that pleases all corners of the ideologically diverse