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Critics of Ono’s hire include Christopher Rufo, the education reformer DeSantis appointed to the New College Board earlier this decade. Others on the right opposed to the pick include various frenemies of the Governor, such as U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds and Donald Trump Jr.
The latest is Donald Trump Jr. On Wednesday, Trump called Ono a “woke psycho” in a post on X that urged the Florida Board of Governors to vote against his appointment at their Tuesday meeting in Orlando. Ono currently serves as UF’s president-elect, pending approval from the Board of Governors — Ono’s final hurdle to clinch UF’s presidency.