Sen. Rick Scott (R), the former governor of Florida, reportedly threw a party at the governor’s mansion on Monday, even though the state's new chief executive, Ron DeSantis Ron DeSantisFirst death reported from Hurricane Sally in Alabama Trump tells Gulf Coast residents to prepare for 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Sally Polls show trust in scientific, political institutions eroding MORE (R), and his family had already moved in.

Politico reported that DeSantis and his wife, Casey, were informed by Scott last Friday that he planned to "have a party with 48 people at the mansion" on the day before the new governor was officially sworn in.

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Rep. Matt Gaetz Matthew (Matt) GaetzLara Trump campaigns with far-right activist candidate Laura Loomer in Florida House to vote on removing cannabis from list of controlled substances The Hill's 12:30 Report: Sights and sounds from GOP convention night 1 MORE (R-Fla.), who led DeSantis's transition team, told the news outlet that throwing the party "shows how inconsiderate the Scott administration was."

DeSantis replaced Scott, who defeated incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson Clarence (Bill) William NelsonDemocrats sound alarm on possible election chaos Trump, facing trouble in Florida, goes all in NASA names DC headquarters after agency's first Black female engineer Mary W. Jackson MORE (D). Both were elected in November.

Politico reported that Scott's party was one of multiple recent actions perceived as slights against DeSantis.

Scott also reportedly made more than 70 last-minute appointments as governor without consulting DeSantis and left his inauguration ceremony early.

Tensions between the two could be high ahead of a possible clash in 2024, when both of them may seek the White House, Politico noted.

Kevin Cate, a Democrat and adviser to Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum (D), who ran against DeSantis for governor, told Politico that "it's pretty clear that both of these men think they’re going to be president."

“Scott has always been politically awkward and it’s no shock he’d be awkward heading out the door, even to someone from his own party," Cate added.