Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to launch his presidential bid on Twitter Spaces, alongside Elon Musk, after a series of awkward, in-person encounters along the campaign trail thus far.
DeSantis is expected to announce his run at 6pm EST on Twitter on Wednesday, while the Governor’s donors attend an elite, private retreat at the Four Seasons Hotel in Miami.
The news comes shortly after Musk announced Linda Yaccarino, a World Economic Forum executive, as Twitter’s new Chief Executive Officer. Yaccarino has made public her desire to see speech limited on social media, a fact that has upset Twitter users who believed Musk was turning the platform into a free speech hub.
The announcement alongside Musk will surely raise questions about the platform’s bias during the 2024 election cycle. A high number of newly created bot accounts have been pushing Ron DeSantis messaging for months, with observers noting they even tweet the same things.
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One Trump advisor told the Pulse: “Announcing on Twitter is perfect for Ron DeSantis. This way he doesn’t have to interact with people and the media can’t ask him any questions.”