Florida governor to barnstorm early nominating states in bid to secure support for Republican nomination
In the meantime, his campaign was working to try and put his glitch-marred launch event with Elon Musk on Twitter on Wednesday night in the best light possible. The unconventional launch of the presidential campaign was beset by technical glitches which delayed by nearly 30 minutes his formal announcement that he is running for the White House.
As hundreds of thousands of people sought to listen to the conversation between Mr DeSantis and Twitter owner Elon Musk, the audio-only platform was plagued by glitches. Listeners initially heard silences, distant voices and echoes before the event stopped completely.Mr DeSantis joked in a fundraising pitch later in the evening that he “broke the internet.” His campaign said he raised $1 million within an hour of his presidential announcement.
Mr DeSantis’ entrance into the Republican contest sets up a showdown with Mr Trump, who polls show has a commanding lead over his rival. As the DeSantis campaign launch on Twitter experienced its problems, President Biden tweeted: “This link works” – pointing to a page where donors could make a contribution to the Biden/Harris re-election campaign.Donald Trump criminal trial to take place during presidential primary campaignIn his Twitter Space conversation Mr DeSantis said he was running for president to “lead our great American comeback”. He maintained the country was “going in the wrong direction”.
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