Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a conference titled Celebrate the Faces of Israel, Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, April 27, 2023.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign announcement plans Wednesday evening were derailed by massive technical glitches on Twitter that prevented him from declaring his candidacy.
“Servers are straining somewhat,” Elon Musk, Twitter’s owner, was heard saying on the app’s live audio stream where he and DeSantis were supposed to have a conversation that included the governor’s first verbal announcement of his White House bid.
Musk’s comment came in between crashes, feedback glitches and audio failures that prevented the conversation on Twitter’s Spaces feature from beginning for at least 25 minutes after its scheduled 6 p.m. ET start time. Musk and investor David Sacks, an ally of both men, started a new Twitter Spaces webcast after the original one failed.
DeSantis had filed federal paperwork earlier in the day, putting him officially in the running for the Republican presidential nomination. His campaign had also released a video in which DeSantis says, “I’m running for President to lead our great American comeback.”
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