And his viability would have been just fine. Beshear is the Governor of a state that is an afterthought nationally. Desantis is Governor of the third largest state population wise. He has national visibility and recognition, especially after he took on the likes of Disney. Had Trump been ineligible, chose not to run or otherwise been out of the race officially, he would have very likely endorsed Desantis from the beginning. Their little beef was strictly a result of Desantis deciding to try and take Trump on. That beef doesn't exist if Trump is out of the picture. His biggest challenge would have come from Haley.