Webdesk: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may make a major political announcement. In a Wednesday meeting with Elon Musk, DeSantis will announce his 2024 presidential campaign, according to US media.
Twitter CEO Musk will host a Twitter Spaces event with DeSantis at 18:00 local time. According to NBC News, a campaign film will be released later that evening at this highly anticipated occasion.
DeSantis, a rising Republican star, could confront former President Donald Trump. He joins a growing list of Republican candidates for 2024.
This major campaign launch will take place on Twitter Spaces, a platform for audio chats. On Tuesday, 140 million-follower Elon Musk reposted a Fox News tweet regarding the Twitter Spaces meeting.
Musk said it would be the first social media announcement at a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) event. Musk has previously supported DeSantis’ 2024 presidential run, highlighting the need for a moderate candidate.
Moreover, Tech entrepreneur David Sacks, a DeSantis backer, will moderate the Wednesday event, according to NBC News. DeSantis’s supporters will learn about the campaign on the opening day of a fundraising retreat in Miami, ending months of speculation about the governor’s presidential ambitions.
While, As Florida’s governor, DeSantis has expanded gun-ownership legislation, restricted sex and gender identity teaching in public schools, and limited abortion.
Moreover, He will pitch himself as a conservative alternative to Donald Trump’s “drama” over the next few months.
DeSantis’s campaign start on Twitter allows him to reach a wider audience and tap into Musk’s fan following, even though Trump has left Twitter and created Truth Social. Twitter’s vast user base might boost DeSantis’s presidential campaign.
