TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — As President-elect Donald Trump works to fill his administration, the role of defense secretary is still up in the air. Sources say Governor Ron DeSantis was one possible replacement for nominee Pete Hegseth, however Friday, the President-elect showed his support for Hegseth.

After all the buzz Floridians saw this week with a possible DeSantis nomination for defense secretary, will Hegseth survive? And is DeSantis still on deck for Trump’s nomination? Trump says Hegseth is a winner, and he is not the only one showing support.

Trump and J.D. Vance are sending a message to the Senate to line up with Defense Secretary nominee Hegseth. Trump shared his support for Hegseth on Truth Social, with Vance echoing the same message on X saying, “We’ve got his back.”

However, even with the support, Governor DeSantis’ name is still in the mix.

Political Analyst Tara Newsom shared that while Florida seems to be the breeding ground for leaders to join Trump in the new year, the future president still has yet to tap DeSantis and may have left him out in the cold.

“Regardless of whether or not he’s in his first round of picks with President-elect Trump, I don’t think it necessarily directs his future four years from now, but it could mean a little bit of a chilling effect at the White House right now,” Newsom said.

While it’s unclear what DeSantis’ next steps politically are, Trump and Vance are not the only ones supporting Hegseth. Florida U.S. Senator Rick Scott met with him on capitol hill this week, stating, “He has my full support, and I look forward to voting to confirm him as secretary of defense.”

GOP leader Evan Power says the rest of the Senate should do the same and support Trump’s nominees.

“Governor DeSantis would do a tremendous job if [he] were to serve in that role,” Power said. “But obviously we have a nominee that is still there and still fighting.”

Florida Democratic leader Nikki Fried says otherwise.

“All of these nominations are based on one thing and that is your willingness to show your complete devotion and loyalty to Donald Trump,” Fried said.

While the DeSantis pick is an interesting one, does he pass the Trump loyalty test? And will the Senate pass the test and align with Trump?