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David Smith in Orlando, Florida

Ron DeSantis fuels US presidential run speculation with CPAC speech

Man speaking from behind a podium with a screen saying 'Awake not woke' in the background
Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday, 24 February 2022. Photograph: John Raoux/AP

Ron DeSantis, the right-wing Republican governor of Florida, has fueled speculation about a future US presidential run with a high profile speech lambasting Joe Biden, the media and what he termed “wokeism”.

DeSantis, who is both an ally and possible rival to Donald Trump, delivered the attack at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), the biggest annual gathering of grassroots conservatives in the US.

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