Dr. Santa J. Ono was selected to be the next president of the University of Florida as a group of Republicans has expressed disdain in regard to his candidacy.

University of Florida’s board of trustees confirmed Santa Ono to be the school’s next president Tuesday. Over the course of a two-hour interview with trustees Ono voiced his support of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ vision for the state’s flagship public university — stating his opposition to diversity initiatives,

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 next meeting on Tuesday. Ono currently serves as UF’s president-elect, pending approval from the Board of Governors — Ono’s final hurdle to clinch UF’s presidency.