Font Size: Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz said he would run for President in 2024 if former President Donald Trump ultimately decides not to, according to a report from the New York Post. “I support Donald Trump for president. I’ve directly encouraged him to run and he gives me every indication he will,” Gaetz told the New York Post on Wednesday. “If Trump doesn’t run, I’m sure I could defeat whatever remains of Joe Biden by 2024.” Although the Florida congressman has not yet formally launched an exploratory committee, a source told the New York Post that Gaetz has “clearly been vetted and smeared like a presidential candidate.”