Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, 44, will officially announce his intention to run for the 2024 US presidential election during a conversation with US businessman Elon Musk on the Twitter Spaces audio chat platform on May 24. On this subject informed NBC News, citing three sources familiar with the plans.
Their discussion will be moderated by tech entrepreneur David Sacks, who is a confidant of Musk and a supporter of DeSantis. On the same day, the Republican’s campaign video will be released, and after Memorial Day (May 29), he will begin touring the first states as part of the campaign trail.
DeSantis’ announcement of his intention to run for president will coincide with a meeting in Miami with sponsors ready to back him. Event attendees are expected to gather at the Four Seasons hotel from May 24-26, where they will receive briefings from campaign staff, as well as time to call everyone to raise funds for the campaign, reports the television channel.
The DeSantis team has been in talks with Musk for at least a few weeks, and the billionaire has reportedly said he doesn’t believe Trump will win, writes NBC News. It’s not yet clear whether the SpaceX founder will support the governor of Florida at their May 23 meeting. However, in November 2022, the businessman, affirmatively replied when a Twitter user asked if he would support DeSantis in the upcoming presidential election.
How Remarks Bloomberg, DeSantis is considered former US President Donald Trump’s main rival for the Republican nomination.
Republicans are more willing to back the governor of Florida than the former US leader, according to a poll of US Republican Party supporters. writing Politico in early March. Also, DeSantis was more likely to be labeled as a likely candidate to run in the presidential election – 73% compared to Trump’s 43%.
However, according to recent research Morning Consult, Trump maintains a significant lead in the 2024 Republican primaries so far. “61% of potential voters in the Republican Party primary support the former president,” the study said. DeSantis is 43% behind him.
May 18 reported that the governor of Florida will likely file his presidential nomination papers on May 25. The official start of the entry into the race, according to the interlocutor of the agency, could take place on May 29.
The US presidential election is scheduled for November 2024. Seven people have already submitted their Republican Party candidacies. Among them are Trump, former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, businessmen Perry Johnson, Vivek Ramaswami, Ryan Binkley and radio host Larry Elder.
DeSantis has been governor of Florida since January 2019. Prior to that, he was a congressman — he was first elected in 2012 and then twice reelected to the House of Representatives for his home state’s district. DeSantis is one of America’s most staunch conservatives. He lobbied for a “No Climate Tax Pledge,” opposed restrictions on the freedom to carry guns, and toughened abortion and illegal migrant laws.
During the 2016 presidential election, DeSantis openly supported Trump with the slogan “Make America Great Again” and recorded videos in which he “taught kids how to build a wall (on the Mexican border).” As governor, he also secured a ban on discussing sexual orientation in schools and restricted the participation of transgender athletes in women’s competitions.
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