“I support Donald Trump for president. I’ve directly encouraged him to run and he gives me every indication he will,” the Florida Republican texted The Post Wednesday. “If Trump doesn’t run, I’m sure I could defeat whatever remains of Joe Biden by 2024.”... Another source familiar with Gaetz’s thinking noted his entry in the race could be beneficial to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a fellow Trump ally who has been seen as an early front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination should he get in the race. “He [DeSantis] might like someone else on the debate stage who can torch his opponents and lay down ground cover for him,” the source said, adding that Gaetz “clearly been vetted and smeared like a presidential candidate.”