How a scandal could knock the wind out of the Florida first lady’s political sails

Casey DeSantis speaks at a campaign event for her husband in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on 13 January 2024. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

It had the hallmarks of a dynasty in the making. When Ron DeSantis was asked in February whom he would like to see succeed him as Florida governor when he is termed out of office in 2027, his answer was unequivocal: his wife, Casey.

“There’s no question about it,” he told a press conference in Tampa.