2023-05-23 22:00:00
Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida. MARCO BELLO | REUTERS
The governor of Florida participates with the billionaire in a live act on Twitter Spaces
23 may 2023 . Updated at 10:01 p.m.
The Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, announce this Wednesday his candidacy to represent the Republican Party in the 2024 presidential elections together with the executive director of Twitter, Elon Musk, according to NBC News. Already last November, the billionaire owner of the social network had already announced that he would support the governor of Florida if he decided to compete with Donald Trump.
Musk and DeSantis will host an event in Twitter Spaces, the platform for audio chats, on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. on the east coast of the United States (1:00 a.m. on Thursday in Spain). It will be moderated by David Sacks, a tech entrepreneur close to the billionaire and supporter of the governor. That same night, the DeSantis campaign will publish a launch video and start a donor event in Miami.In addition, next Monday the candidate will begin visiting the first states that vote in the Republican primaries.
Musk’s support could be an important impulse for DeSantis, as he will be known among the mogul’s millions of followers, including 140 million on Twitter. But it could also bea load if it is punctuated by the usual polemics of the Tesla director.
The campaign team of former South Carolina Governor Nikki HaleyI charged Tuesday against DeSantis and compared him to former President Trump, but without his charm.
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