| On Wednesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to announce his candidacy for the 2024 presidential race in a Twitter Spaces conversation with Elon Musk. The event, scheduled for 6 p.m. ET today, will be moderated by David Sacks, a tech entrepreneur and DeSantis supporter. - While
Musk has previously expressed support for DeSantis, he clarified during
a WSJ summit that he is not endorsing any specific candidate at this
time.
- The Twitter owner expressed his interest in using the
site as a public forum, saying it could be a place "where all voices are
heard and where there's the kind of dynamic interaction that you don't
really see anywhere else."
- DeSantis is expected to file official paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday.
- The governor has positioned himself as a critic of tech platforms and has accused them of censoring conservative voices.
- According to Reuters, it's the first time a presidential announcement of this kind will take place on social media.
- By teaming up with Musk, DeSantis could tap into his massive following and enhance his campaign's credibility.
- However, his choice to use Twitter Spaces, the site's platform for audio chats, carries some risks given its track record of technical glitches.
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