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DeSantis is cutting more than a third of his paid 2024 campaign staff

The Florida governor is trying to break from a crowded Republican field for the presidential nomination

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Updated July 25, 2023 at 7:33 p.m. EDT|Published July 25, 2023 at 2:15 p.m. EDT
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is streamlining his campaign staff. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign is making cuts to its staffing, a person who is familiar with the decision but unauthorized to speak publicly on it told The Washington Post on Tuesday.

The campaign restructuring involves the departures of 38 staffers — more than a third of the payroll — in recent weeks, including the changes confirmed Tuesday. The departures are part of a broader reset for the campaign, which is taking place just two months after DeSantis officially announced his run for the Republican nomination.