A glass of wine and a laughing-crying emoji: Trump team trolls Ron DeSantis launch
WASHINGTON — No one liked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign launch more than former President Donald Trump. “Wow. The DeSanctus TWITTER launch is a DISASTER!” Trump wrote on the Truth Social media platform. “His whole campaign will be a disaster. WATCH!”Schadenfreude — the German word for taking pleasure in another’s failure — might understate the…
Start of Ron DeSantis presidential campaign melts down in Twitter problems
The start of a much-anticipated Twitter event in which Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis planned to announce his 2024 Republican presidential bid was repeatedly disrupted Wednesday when Twitter’s servers apparently could not handle the surge in traffic. The app crashed repeatedly as Twitter users tried to listen to the event where Twitter owner Elon Musk joined DeSantis…
Biden Mocks DeSantis for Disastrous Campaign Launch
President Joe Biden took a jab at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Wednesday after the governor’s presidential campaign launch was overshadowed by technical difficulties.The Republican governor has been long expected to run in the 2024 GOP primaries and planned to formally enter the race during a conversation on Twitter Spaces Wednesday evening. The live-streamed event, however,…
Florida Governor DeSantis to enter 2024 race in Twitter event with Musk
Published by Reuters By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, whose impassioned battles over pandemic lockdowns and divisive cultural issues have endeared him to conservatives, will announce on Wednesday he is seeking the Republi…
Guardian: ‘Florida groups’ warn America of danger from ‘dictator’ Ron DeSantis
Nikki Fried — who actually believed she could be elected governor of Florida — made a cringe-worthy campaign joke about Gov. Ron DeSantis being a dictator.Ron DeSantis is doing everything he can to become a dictator. He’s already half of that word there.— Nikki Fried (@NikkiFried) January 5, 2022In case you didn’t get it, she…
Where Things Stand: DeSantis Win Could Actually Help Trump’s Legal Woes, DeSantis Says
A few hours after the janky roll out of his 2024 campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis offered The Donald a compelling consolation prize if he were to beat the former president in the 2024 primaries. A few hours after the janky roll out of his 2024 campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis offered The Donald a…
Column: Ron DeSantis faces a sobering lesson on ambition, hubris and big talk
When you’re the governor of a state, you’re a big, important deal.Your whims can assume the force of law. The stroke of a pen can open or close schools, help or harm major industries and, in cases involving capital punish-ment, decide whether a person lives or dies.A governor who wins election in a big state,…
What Will DeSantis’s Presidential Bid Look Like?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has officially entered the Twitter space … er, presidential race. He kicked off his campaign in a conversation on a glitchy Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk and tech entrepreneur David Sacks on Wednesday. In his opening remarks, he stressed his electability and the ability to implement a policy platform that may…
Politics Podcast: The Case For And Against Ron DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has officially entered the Twitter space … er, presidential race. He kicked off his campaign in a conversation on a glitchy Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk and tech entrepreneur David Sacks on Wednesday. In his opening remarks, he stressed his electability and the ability to implement a policy platform that may…
Florida mother behind ban on Amanda Gorman poem has Proud Boys links
The parent behind Amanda Gorman’s poem ban in a Florida school appears to have attended Proud Boys rallies and has previously posted antisemitic memes online.The parent, first identified by the Miami Herald as Daily Salinas, made headlines this week after reports emerged of her effort to ban a series of books at the elementary Bob…
