2023-05-23 20:58:12
The news was reported this Tuesday, May 23, by various US political media and later confirmed by Elon Musk’s team, who since the purchase of Twitter last year has been increasingly vocal about his political preferences.
According to the information, DeSantis will announce his candidacy for the Republican nomination during a talk with Elon Musk that will take place on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 24 at Twitter Spacesa space to hold audio conversations on the social network.
The dialogue between Musk and DeSantis will be moderated by David Sacks, NBC News reported, a tech entrepreneur who is part of Musk’s inner circle and is a Republican donor.
Reports also indicate that two hours after the Twitter announcement, DeSantis will be interviewed during prime time by the network. Fox Newsand that next week the governor of Florida will lead his first rally as a candidate.
To obtain the nomination, DeSantis will have to measure himself against former President Donald Trump, who in November of last year, a day after the midterm elections, announced that he would compete again for the White House, after triumphing in 2016 over Hillary Clinton. and lose to Joe Biden in 2020.
Musk himself, who has been very critical of the Joe Biden government and other Democratic politicians, said on numerous occasions in recent months that he would support DeSantis in 2024.
“Trump would be 82 at the end of his term, which is way too old to be chief executive of anything, let alone the United States of America. If DeSantis runs against Biden in 2024, then DeSantis will win easily, he doesn’t even need to campaign,” Musk tweeted last year.
However, the Tesla CEO, who had already called for Republicans to vote in Congress in the midterm elections, shared a spot over the weekend starring Senator Tim Scott, who will also seek the GOP nomination. to face Joe Biden in the presidential election.
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