{"id":1937623,"date":"2023-05-25T05:57:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T09:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-officially-announces-his-2024-presidential-campaign\/"},"modified":"2023-05-25T06:01:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T10:01:13","slug":"ron-desantis-officially-announces-his-2024-presidential-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-officially-announces-his-2024-presidential-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis declares 2024 presidential bid."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fron-desantis-officially-announces-his-2024-presidential-campaign%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1937623&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Announces 2024 Presidential Run<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This illustration photo shows the Twitter page of Ron DeSantis as he announces his 2024 presidential run with a background of the live Twitter talk with Elon Musk on May 24, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Republican Ron DeSantis kicked off his 2024 presidential campaign May 24, 2023 with a live event opposite Twitter boss Elon Musk that descended into farce as it was beset by technical bugs.  (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is officially in the race for the 2024 presidency. He kicked off his campaign on Wednesday with the help of Elon Musk. DeSantis said he is \u201crunning for president to lead our great American comeback.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">\n  <script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>Minutes before the conversation on Twitter, the Republican shared a video with the announcement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m running for president to lead our Great American Comeback. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YmkWkLaVDg\">pic.twitter.com\/YmkWkLaVDg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>      \u2014 Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonDeSantis\/status\/1661491799393964034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2023<\/a>\n    <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>    <script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The much-anticipated Twitter event began with some difficulty as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-officially-announces-his-2024-presidential-campaign\/\" title=\"DeSantis declares 2024 presidential bid.\">social media platform servers<\/a> were not able to handle the surge of online traffic as the stream began. It was hosted by the SpaceX CEO\u2019s official account. At one point, over 600,000 users were watching the stream. <\/p>\n<p>During the stream, the Floridian touched on many topics, such as his ongoing fight with the Disney corporation, Florida\u2019s low taxes, low debt, and decreasing crime rate, as well as leaving \u201cwoke\u201d ideologies in the dust.<\/p>\n<p>During his interview with Fox News that occurred hours after his announcement, DeSantis also criticized President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe president is not energetic and isn\u2019t dealing with the key issues that face our country,\u201d DeSantis said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He continued on by condemning the country\u2019s current state.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em>Our border is a disaster. Crime infests our cities. The federal government makes it harder for families to make ends meet. And the president flounders,\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The 44-year-old was questioned about his fellow competitors and said that he is more than ready to welcome the idea of debating them.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis and 45<sup>th<\/sup> President Donald J. Trump are the highest polling Republicans in the race. In the majority of surveys that have been released, former President Trump holds a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-pence-held-dueling-rallies-for-perdue-and-kemp-on-eve-of-georgias-gop-gubernatorial-primary\/\" title=\"Trump and Pence Held Dueling Rallies for Perdue and Kemp on Eve of Georgia\u2019s GOP Gubernatorial Primary\">large double-digit lead<\/a> over DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis was in a tight race with Trump in January. However, in the recent months, Trump has skyrocketed in the polls.<\/p>\n<p>According to FiveThirtyEight\u2019s Pollster Ratings latest poll which was released on Tuesday, May 23<sup>rd<\/sup>, Trump has 54 percent of the vote, while DeSantis has 16 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida governor is expected to begin campaigning in various states around the U.S. after Memorial Day.<\/p>\n<h3>Other News:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>National Political Correspondent Neil W. McCabe interviewed Sean Gallagher, brother of retired Navy SEAL Senior Chief Eddie Gallagher, about why his brother\u2019s Pipe Hitter Foundation agreed to support Marine Lance Cpl. Catherine Arnett<\/li>\n<li>One America\u2019s Bridget Bosco discusses opportunism of human traffickers at America\u2019s southern border with Becky Murray, Founder and CEO of One By One,<\/li>\n<li>The families of two of the victims in the University of Idaho killings reserve the right to sue the city of Moscow.<\/li>\n<li>Ride-hailing platform Uber Technologies is stepping up its efforts to go green\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Xiaomi Corp reported a 18.9% drop in quarterly revenue on Wednesday as consumer demand for smartphones remained weak even as\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Figure, a startup that wants to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-five-who-are-sen-rick-scotts-possible-democratic-challengers\/\" title=\"Who might challenge Sen. Rick Scott from the Democratic party? Here are the top five contenders.\">build general-purpose humanoid robots<\/a>, has raised $70 million from investors led\u2026<\/li>\n<li>S&#038;P Global Ratings cut SoftBank Group Corp\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadas-bmo-scotiabank-report-lower-income-on-higher-provisions\/\" title=\"BMO and Scotiabank in Canada report decreased income due to increased provisions.\">long-term rating deeper<\/a> into junk territory on Tuesday, leading the\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ron DeSantis launched his 2024 presidential campaign on May 24, 2023, with a live event on Twitter opposite Elon Musk. 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