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Trump welcomes ‘Rob’ DeSantis to presidential race

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he wanted to “personally congratulate” Ron DeSantis for formally entering the presidential primary, hours after the Florida governor filed paper work with the Federal Election Commission launching his candidacy.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Ron DeSantis joins White House race, tripped up by chaotic Twitter launch

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suffered a chaotic start to his 2024 presidential election race on Wednesday when glitches marred an online forum hosted by Twitter owner Elon Musk that was meant to showcase DeSantis' fitness for the job.

Reuters

Ron DeSantis 2024 launch with Elon Musk derailed by tech issues amid awkward jokes about ‘melting servers’

The Florida governor is joining the increasingly crowded Republican primary field

The Independent UK

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From self-proclaimed ‘socialist’ to Team Trump and DeSantis: Elon Musk’s curious politics revealed

The Tesla and Twitter tycoon has donated to both parties and proclaims himself ‘neither left nor right’. But his escalating interventions in America’s culture wars tell a different story, writes Io Dodds

The Independent UK

So Ron DeSantis is running for president. Here are 5 things you should know about him

On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis filed paperwork to run for president, formalizing his thinly veiled presidential aspirations, which have already taken him across the globe and made him one of the best-known politicians in the United States.

Tribune News Service

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces 2024 Republican bid after tech glitches derail plans — as it happened

Ron DeSantis has officially entered the 2024 presidential race after his formal campaign announcement was marred by technical glitches on Twitter.

ABC News

US elections 2024: Who is the Republican contender Ron DeSantis?

A look at rise of Florida governor, who is seen as Trump’s most serious challenger for party’s presidential nomination.

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DeSantis for President? This is what the polls say

The florida governor poses the most credible threat to Trump, but his numbers have declined

The Independent UK

Morning Mail: millions paid to corrupt Nauru businessman, Tina Turner dies, renewable zones delayed

Morrison government paid man convicted of bribing two Nauruan officials; renewable energy projects pushed back; tributes flow for 1980s rock legend

The Guardian - AU

Ron DeSantis confirms US presidential run, rapper Fetty Wap sentenced to prison, and Google celebrates The Big Mango's birthday — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

ABC News

South Carolina’s Haley calls DeSantis an ‘echo’ of Trump as Florida’s governor starts presidential bid

The 2024 Republican presidential battle between former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is underway.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis campaign site logo mocked as he enters presidential race: ‘Biggest communications blunder’

‘Using a swamp creature as a teaser for your presidential campaign seems like quite the misstep’

The Independent UK

DeSantis launches US presidential bid in glitch-filled broadcast

DeSantis is seen as the most formidable opponent against former President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination.

Al Jazeera

Republican Trump rival Ron DeSantis announces run for White House

The 44-year-old Republican revealed his decision in a Federal Election Commission filing before an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk

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Los Angeles Times

Florida’s Ron DeSantis launches 2024 bid for White House

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday — a diminished figure in his party after a steady fall in polls in recent months, but still the top rival to former President Donald Trump.

The Guardian - US

Ron DeSantis: 10 things to know about the Republican White House hopeful

The Florida governor claims ‘blue-collar roots’ and an Ivy League education but has pursued hard-right policies as he seeks to take on Trump

The Independent UK

What's on DeSantis' agenda? A look at the laws he passed as Florida governor, from abortion to guns

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has cemented himself as a conservative standard-bearer in the lead-up to his 2024 presidential announcement

The Independent UK

The truth behind the bizarre Ron DeSantis ‘pudding fingers’ claim seized on by Trump

Former staffer says it’s ‘interesting that the governor didn’t flat out deny eating pudding with three fingers’

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Commentary: California teaches Florida and Texas a lesson in ESG

Back in 2015 when California had the seventh-largest economy in the world, outperforming the rest of the US, economist Irena Asmundson attributed her native state's trajectory to a government increasingly in harmony with the diversity of its constituents. The cost of clean energy will “continue to fall” because of the…

The Guardian - US

‘All hat, no cattle’: Ron DeSantis, the ‘anti-woke’ Florida governor running for president

The rightwing culture warrior has been called ‘Trump 2.0’ – but what, if anything, is driving him to attain the highest office in the land?

The Guardian - US

Florida governor Ron DeSantis announces 2024 presidential bid

Republican seen as Trump’s top challenger launches campaign with glitch-riddled Twitter event

Miami Herald

It’s official: Florida Gov. DeSantis files paperwork for his presidential campaign

Ron DeSantis filed paperwork Wednesday to run for president in 2024, making a long-awaited entrance to a race that will test whether a Republican governor who rewrote Florida’s political rulebook — and often infuriated critics — can overcome the challenges of a race for the nation’s highest office.

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis officially files to run for president in 2024

Florida governor is only Republican polling in double digits against Donald Trump

WEKU

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, top rival to Trump, jumps into the race for president

He made the announcement on Twitter. "I'm running for president to lead our Great American Comeback," he tweeted, along with a video.

The Independent UK

The War on Terror turned Ron DeSantis into Florida’s anti-woke warrior. Will that win him the White House?

Yale-educated governor is the highest profile Republican seeking to dethrone Donald Trump, writes John Bowden

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