The governor called Fine a “squish” and blamed policies he supported for an underperformance in the special election.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) took a swipe over Republican state Sen. Randy Fine’s victory on Wednesday, accusing the “squish Republican” of overselling his margin of victory against his opponent. Fine’s race in Florida’s 6th District was called Tuesday evening,

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he tried to install Congressman-elect Randy Fine as president of Florida Atlantic University because members of the state Legislature, where Fine served at the time,

Randy Fine is pushing back against claims by Gov. Ron DeSantis surrounding a failed push to install Fine as the President of Florida Atlantic University (FAU). DeSantis said he was trying to get Fine out of Tallahassee and into the FAU job because legislators wanted Fine gone.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) tore into Rep.-elect Randy Fine (R-Fla.) following his special election win on Tuesday, arguing he only won the race after President Trump bailed him out.

U.S. Rep. Randy Fine is taking a victory lap and saying Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recurrent, vitriolic criticisms of his just-concluded campaign don’t bother him.

A former state Senator endorsed by Trump, Fine is a controversial figure. In a November tweet, Fine called himself “The Hebrew Hammer” and suggested Muslim Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) leave Congress before his arrival. He added, “#BombsAway.”

Ron DeSantis has stepped up his criticism of Randy Fine, Florida's newly elected congressman, following his narrow victory in a special election for the 6th district aimed at replacing former Rep. Mike Waltz.

The trend on Election Day is increasingly favoring Republican Randy Fine in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. Yet one former Representative in that district — Gov. Ron DeSantis — is sharpening his attacks, saying President Donald Trump was misadvised to endorse the Melbourne Republican.