Rep. Byron Donalds, the Republican nominee for Florida governor, posted a photo of himself shaking hands with rapper Kodak Black. After it went up on X, some users dug up Kodak Black’s arrest record, including a May 2026 drug-trafficking case. Others saw it as a celebrity meet-and-greet. A lot of the replies asked why Donalds, who has Trump’s endorsement, posted the picture at all.
The photo was posted Thursday night on X by Rep. Byron Donalds (@ByronDonalds), the Trump-endorsed Republican nominee for Florida governor. The post, captioned “Tunnel vision on keeping Florida free,” showed Donalds shaking hands with Florida rapper Kodak Black.
The post does not identify the location or say what was discussed. No video of the meeting was attached, and the clip, if any exists, is not part of Donalds’ post. It is not clear from the photo when the meeting took place or whether it was a campaign event.
Kodak Black, born Bill Kapri, is a Pompano Beach-raised artist. His song “Tunnel Vision” is the same phrase Donalds used in the caption. In May, he was booked in Orange County on an MDMA trafficking allegation from a November 2025 stop. Prosecutors later dropped it. They said they did not have enough evidence that the drugs were his.
Mixed Reaction to Donalds’ Photo With Kodak Black
Some treated the meeting as ordinary celebrity outreach. “Kodak is a great guy. He has been a massive supporter for Trump,” one user wrote. Another said, “Hopefully appearing with Kodak Black helps Byron Donalds win the election.”
A commenter defending the rapper noted that “Kodak paid rent for over 200 families in his community.”
Others questioned the pairing. A widely shared quote post replied, “Great company you keep,” and attached coverage of Kodak Black’s earlier drug arrest.
One Florida user asked, “Why would you post this?” Another wrote, “Birds of a feather flock together,” and listed prior arrests.
A further reply put the caption against Kodak Black’s legal history: “Kodak can’t even keep himself free.”
The photo is now part of a wider conversation about how Donalds is closing the Florida governor’s race. Online, the exchange still turns on whether the meeting is ordinary celebrity outreach or a judgment call voters will weigh before November.
