As the Republican primary begins to take shape with former United States President Donald Trump facing off against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as they try to earn the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election, it sounds like a prominent Major League Baseball team owner has made it clear who he is supporting.
According to a report from political writer Alex Shultz of SFGate, San Francisco Giants principal owner Charles Johnson just gave a maximum donation to the DeSantis campaign, even though he was previously a major financial backer of the Donald Trump campaign.
“SF Giants principal owner Charles Johnson recently maxed out a $6600 donation (most you can give for primary + general election) to Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign, according to FEC filings. Seems DeSantis is his 2024 candidate of choice,” Shultz said in a tweet.
Johnson has a long history of supporting Republican candidates, so this decision is not necessarily a surprise in that regard. He is one of the largest donors to Republican political campaigns and contributed over $900,000 to the campaigns of Mitt Romney, John Boehner, and Ben Quayle between 2000 and mid-2015.
However, it is rather surprising that Johnson is quickly switching allegiances from Trump to DeSantis for the 2024 election.