The Republican governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, will announce his 2024 presidential candidacy in the United States on Wednesday in an event on Twitter with businessman Elon Musk, according to international agencies, citing anonymous sources.
DeSantis, long seen as former President Donald Trump’s main rival for the Republican nomination, will reveal his plans in an audio conversation with the owner of Twitter, according to two people who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they had not yet they were. authorized to discuss the announcement publicly.
Musk, speaking at The Wall Street Journal CEO Summit event in London, said DeSantis would make “a big announcement” on Twitter the next day. “This is the first time something like this has happened on social media,” with questions and answers in real time, he declared, adding that he does not support any particular candidacy.
The AFP agency also reports DeSantis’ announcement, citing a source close to the current Florida governor and also recalling Musk’s words, scheduled for 6:00 p.m. this Wednesday (Washington time, 9:00 p.m. Lisbon).
The American channel Fox News, close to the Republican Party, has also confirmed with close sources the expected revelation of DeSantis about his candidacy for the White House.
The announcement follows Monday’s announcement by Republican Sen. Tim Scott, who was said to be poised to defeat Trump and DeSantis in the primary.
Scott – the only black senator from the Republican Party, elected by South Carolina and considered one of the main rising figures among conservatives – has already submitted the necessary documentation to the Federal Election Commission, increasing the list of candidates for the primaries.
According to polls, the leading candidate to represent the Republicans in the November 2024 elections is former President Trump, with whom DeSantis and Scott have tense relations.
In addition to Scott, Trump and DeSantis, three names can stand out in the Republican primaries: the former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, the former governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson and the businessman Vivek Ramaswamy.
On the Democratic side, the situation is less competitive and only three candidates stand out: the current president Joe Biden, the progressive Marianne Williamson and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and nephew of former president John F. Kennedy.
At the end of April, Joe Biden announced his reelection and said he intends to “finish the job” started in 2020, when he managed to oust Donald Trump from the White House.
Source: TSF
