DeSantis announces 2024 bid in chat with Elon Musk

lorida ov. on eSantis was set to announce plans to run for president in during a live conversation with Elon usk ednesday evening on Twitter Spaces. The announcement came after the lade’s print deadline visit our website for updates.

The unorthodox move might generate renewed interest in eSantis, who was long expected to enter the primary race against former President onald Trump, the epublican frontrunner, but seemed to lose momentum as the official launch of his campaign drew nearer.

t also comes on the heels of eSantis signing last week a slate of anti-L T bills including an expansion of lorida’s “ on’t Say ay” law, which criminali es classroom discussion of L T sub ects.

usk, who has a trans daughter from whom he has been estranged, has expressed his affinity for eSantis in the past while also courting other public figures known for expressing transphobic views, such as the comedian ave Chappelle.

The polari ing and often pugilistic billionaire was widely blamed for allowing anti-L T and especially transphobic abuse to proliferate on Twitter since he purchased the social media platform last year.

On Twitter, usk has occasionally complained about or mocked the use of personal pronouns by trans and nonbinary people, and he was widely critici ed last year for promoting a false and baseless anti-L T conspiracy about the violent attack on Paul Pelosi.

The L T ictory und denounced eSantis’s candidacy on Tuesday ahead of his announcement, writing, “Transphobic bigots like on eSantis have no place in government, let alone the hite House,” the L T ictory und wrote in a statement issued Tuesday.

“Not only does overnor eSantis’ appalling record against L T people and communities of color dis ualify him from the Presidency, the rhetoric he will spew on the campaign trail as he and onald Trump race to the bottom will have long-term conse uences for our community and L T kids in particular.

“L T leaders are our best defense against hate,