Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds has stripped his campaign website of prominent references to Donald Trump's endorsement, according to reporting shared widely on Bluesky, where the story became a trending topic with hundreds of posts.

The Miami Herald first reported the website changes, which users on the social network quickly catalogued in detail. Posts circulating Tuesday evening pointed to multiple removed elements that previously emphasized Trump's backing of Donalds' gubernatorial bid.

What Was Removed

User @bgrueskin.bsky.social documented the specific changes in a widely-shared post: "GONE: A button to 'Chip in to Support Trump Endorsed Byron Donalds' at the top of the homepage. GONE: A yellow banner that said 'ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP!' GONE: A prominent section quoting Trump's 2025 endorsement that said 'RUN, BYRON, RUN!'"

According to posts sharing the Herald's reporting, the Republican candidate launched an updated campaign website this week that removed "numerous prominent references" to his endorsement from Trump. The timing coincides with what users describe as Trump's approval ratings hitting new lows in Florida.

The Online Reaction

The story took off on Bluesky Tuesday evening, generating mockery and political commentary from users across the spectrum. Many saw the move as a telling sign of Trump's political standing in what has long been considered a Republican stronghold.

"WOW. Those Trump numbers must be BAD bad if Byron Donalds is stripping Trump off of his website," posted @trumpstaxes.com, capturing the prevailing sentiment in a post that garnered over 80 likes.

Others noted that Donalds isn't alone in this apparent strategy shift. "First Salazar. Now Donalds. More coming?" asked @editorialboard.bsky.social, suggesting a broader pattern among Florida Republicans distancing themselves from the president.

Political Context in the Discussion

Posts discussing the development frequently referenced Trump's current political standing in Florida. "Trump is now seriously underwater in Florida... but so for that matter is the GOP gubernatorial candidate with a two-page rap sheet, Byron Donalds," wrote @robertscotthorton.bsky.social.

Multiple users characterized Trump as "toxic" in Florida politics, with @bstnboy.bsky.social writing that "lardass is toxic in Florida!!!!" and noting that Donalds "scrubbed his website of any reference" to the president.

The conversation also included references to Donalds' own political vulnerabilities, with several posts alluding to what they described as his controversial record, though specifics varied among different users' claims.

Why This Resonates

Political candidates distancing themselves from previously-touted endorsements is a time-honored tradition when poll numbers shift, but the speed and thoroughness of the reported changes struck many observers as particularly notable. In an era when everything online is archived and screenshotted, the move to scrub such prominent branding elements represents a calculated risk — acknowledging that the association has become more liability than asset.

The story also feeds into a broader narrative that users are tracking closely: the political fortunes of Trump and his endorsed candidates in a state that was once considered reliably red. Florida has been central to Trump's political identity since he made Mar-a-Lago his primary residence, making any signs of weakness there particularly newsworthy to political observers.

"Now he's running AWAY from the endorsement!" posted @craigtimes.bsky.social, adding the hashtag #Florida and referring to Trump as "President Convicted Felon."

The Broader Pattern

Several posts suggested this represents part of a larger trend among Republican candidates reassessing their public ties to Trump. The mention of "Salazar" in multiple posts appears to reference another Florida Republican making similar moves, though the specific details of that case were not elaborated in the trending posts.

User @joshtpm.bsky.social simply responded with "Hahahahaah the gift link that keeps on giving (lyin byron)," a post that became one of the most-liked in the conversation with nearly 300 likes.

One user, @nationalsecuritylaw.org, injected humor into the discussion: "I know what this is about but the way it's written makes it look like a group of famous Donalds excommunicated him."

What Remains Unclear

While the conversation centers on what was removed from Donalds' website, posts do not detail what messaging has replaced the Trump-focused content, or whether the campaign has issued any statement explaining the redesign. The extent of Trump's current approval rating decline in Florida, referenced in multiple posts, is discussed as fact but specific polling numbers are not provided in the trending posts themselves.

What is clear from the online discussion is that political observers see the move as significant — a visible retreat from an endorsement that was once prominently featured, happening at a moment when Trump's political standing appears vulnerable even in traditionally friendly territory.