Ron DeSantis Announces Presidential Run in Twitter Space With Elon Musk

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, in conversation with Twitter owner Elon Musk, is ready to announce he is running for president. NBC News reported Monday,

The announcement will take place during a Twitter Spaces event on Wednesday at 6PM ET and David Sachs, former PayPal product leader and tech investor, will reportedly moderate the discussion. Shortly thereafter, the DeSantis campaign is expected to put out a formal campaign launch video before taking to the campaign trail after Memorial Day.

Lindsay Kernutt, a spokeswoman for DeSenatis, confirmed the incident in an email. ledge Tuesday Twitter responded to a request for comment Tuesday with the company’s customary poop emoji auto-reply.

DeSantis’ planned announcement comes in the face of a decline in his poll numbers against former President Donald Trump. according to recent morning consult pollDeSantis is currently polling at 20 percent of GOP primary voters, down about 15 percent from the December 2022 number.

Since taking over Twitter in November 2022, Musk has garnered significant support among Republicans, who over the years have accused the social media companies of unfairly curating conservative content and censoring users. Throughout his presidency, Trump sided with these criticisms and was eventually banned from mainstream platforms, including Twitter, following the deadly January 6 riot at the US Capitol. Shortly after acquiring the company, Musk reinstated Trump’s Twitter account after posting a poll asking his followers for input on the decision. “The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated,” Musk tweeted at the time.

Popular conservative commentators like former Fox News host Tucker Carlson have begun shifting their content to Twitter. on Tuesday, axios informed of that The Daily Wire was bringing all of its podcasts to the platform by the end of this month.

According to NBC News, Musk has known DeSantis since meeting the pair at a party in Austin, Texas. The two are reportedly close to Sachs, the moderator of Wednesday’s Twitter event. It’s unclear whether Musk plans to endorse DeSantis. despite suggesting He would end up endorsing the governorship of Florida last year. on Friday, Musk tweeted “Great statement” in response to the GOP’s recent presidential contender Sen. Tim Scott’s (R-SC) campaign announcement.

Updated May 23 at 3:13 PM: A spokesperson for DeSantis confirmed the incident.