The right-wing governor of the US state of Florida, Republican Ron DeSantis, said he intends to announce his participation in the presidential election. According to him, this will happen on the evening of Wednesday, May 24, live with billionaire Elon Musk on the Twitter Spaces platform. NBC News writes about this, citing three sources.
The meeting will be moderated by tech entrepreneur David Sachs, a Musk confidant and DeSantis supporter. According to an NBC source, the policy team has been in talks with Musk for at least the past few weeks. During them, Musk allegedly expressed doubts that Donald Trump would be able to regain the presidency. DeSantis, even before the announcement of the nomination, was called the main rival from the Republican Party. Musk himself has not officially announced his support for any candidate, but last year he said that he would support DeSantis if he ran for president. On the day of the broadcast, the DeSantis team will also release a video about his nomination. The governor of Florida himself after May 29, Memorial Day, as part of the election campaign, will visit the first few states.
DeSantis has served as governor of Florida since 2019. He is known for his conservative views and radical bills. For example, his campaign included supporting a law allowing people with concealed carry permits to carry weapons openly. He is a staunch Trumpist and is a sharp critic of the immigration policies of Joe Biden and Barack Obama. Opposes abortion, is a supporter of the death penalty. In 2023, he banned children in Florida from "using non-biological pronouns," getting gender-supportive therapy, and attending drag shows. In addition, DeSantis banned the teaching of sexuality education to pre-8th grade students.