Ron DeSantis announces his candidacy for President of the United States with Elon Musk

The latest polls show the Florida governor trailing former President Donald Trump in the Republican primaries

EFE/Giorgio VieiraThe announcement must be made on Wednesday, the 24th, during the live broadcast on Twitter

governor flAnd Ron DeSantisHe must announce his candidacy for the presidency we This Wednesday, the 24th, during a live broadcast on Twitter with the entrepreneur and owner of the platform, Elon Musk. The information was confirmed by the businessman in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. “I’m going to interview Ron DeSantis and he has a big announcement to make,” said Musk, who also shared a post from a Fox News reporter confirming that DeSantis will announce his candidacy. The conversation between the governor and Musk is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Washington (7 p.m. in Brasilia) on Wednesday. In addition to announcing the candidacy, DeSantis is expected to release a launch video and begin a three-day retreat in Miami with some of his campaign donors, to whom he will give more details of the race. After that, DeSantis is expected to embark on a tour of early polling states. It is expected that when announcing his candidacy alongside Musk, he will be able to face the Republican Party’s favorite candidate. Donald Trump. In the last tally released, DeSantis had 19.9% ​​voting intent, while Trump showed up with an average of 56%.

*With information from Agence France-Presse