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DeSantis Makes 2024 Presidential Bid Leaning on Culture Wars

  • Twitter Spaces event with Musk delayed by technical problems
  • Polls show Florida governor as strongest challenger to Trump
WATCH: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has officially jumped into the race for US president. Gregory Korte reports.Source: Bloomberg
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Ron DeSantis officially launched his long-awaited 2024 presidential campaign Wednesday, signaling he will lean into culture war issues as a central strategy to wrestle the Republican nomination from Donald Trump.

The Florida governor held a Twitter Spaces event with its owner Elon Musk that was initially delayed when the thousands of listeners caused the platform to crash. DeSantis enters the race as the strongest challenger yet to the former president and current GOP frontrunner in most polls.

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