Twitter reacts to Gov Ron DeSantis running for president. What did people have to say?
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, as long expected, declared that he's running to be the next president.
The announcement made via a Twitter Spaces chat with Elon Musk, crashed multiple times as a few hundred thousand users signed on to listen, garnering a cornucopia of opinions from Sunshine State residents to celebrities.
In addition to a barrage of tweets about the glitches, commentary touched on multiple facets of DeSantis from what critics call his extreme laws that have prompted travel advisories from organizations such as the NAACP and the Human Rights Coalition to his electability compared to former president Donald Trump.
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Here's a slice of how people reacted on Twitter:
The media was convinced that there was no way Trump would win in 2016. Yet, he succeeded.
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Now, there are those that doubt Governor DeSantis.
Don’t underestimate the underdog. https://t.co/F9aNn89z7S— Marcos Mendoza (@Mtthxw1) May 25, 2023
As the Twitter Spaces for Elon Musk to launch the Ron DeSantis presidential campaign experienced a failure to launch, here is all you need to know about the wannabe president, and currently Governor DeSantis. Is #DeSantis presidential campaign a #DeSaster? pic.twitter.com/yA5ssSiD9z
— Tony - Resistance (@TonyHussein4) May 24, 2023
Governor DeSantis has amassed a record of indoctrination, most recently rejecting dozens of social studies textbooks that include history he does not want taught. That is NOT “American exceptionalism” governor. That is state-sponsored whitewashing and indoctrination. ✊🏽🇺🇸🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/J3hsOtE513
— Brandt Robinson (@BrandtRobinson) May 18, 2023
It makes sense that Team DeSantis is trying to spin a malfunctioning website as a complete success.
They did the same thing with Florida’s unemployment system.— Scott Maxwell (@Scott_Maxwell) May 25, 2023
So, if Gov. DeSantis' announcement tonight on Twitter Space was the failure Trump is trying to say it was, why are insiders in Trump world immediately saying Trump is coming back to Twitter and going to do "a lot" of Spaces?
Sounds like Governor DeSantis was a great success… pic.twitter.com/0n8Vlci3Dw— Florida Native (@OliviaFLNative) May 25, 2023
Whose campaign launch was weaker: President Biden who taped a video or Governor DeSantis who did a glitchy live Twitter Space kick off?
— Jeff Kuhner (@TheKuhnerReport) May 25, 2023
BREAKING: Disney exploring new ride in 'honor' of Governor DeSantis. It features a real-life feeling of crashing and burning out of the gate.
— Don Lewis (@DonLew87) May 24, 2023
"At every turn since he became governor, DeSantis has prioritized the wrong things. He heralds his dangerous agenda as a “blueprint” for the rest of the country and claims that his policies are making Floridians “more free,” but the opposite is true." https://t.co/3sET5LPYhb
— Anna - Never give up. No matter what is going on! (@Sanikri) May 25, 2023
I love that Governor DeSantis led this state through COVID as a free state. Nationally, I think all the attacks made people think he's a firebrand. Now you know, he's boring af. I don't mind but hard to imagine him reaching people across strata like Trump does.
— Bryan Berg (@BryanBerg2000) May 25, 2023
Forgive me, I may be wrong. I have been wrong many times in life, and I may be wrong here again. But it's my belief as I write this that @GovRonDeSantis, who will be joining the presidential race today to face other @GOP contenders such as @realDonaldTrump, is taking a big… pic.twitter.com/x3a68GxtDv
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) May 24, 2023
Governor DeSantis is right. The GOP has adopted a culture of losing. That needs to change. We need to get back to winning, not whining! #DeSantis2024
— Bryan Ates🇺🇸 (@atesbryan63) May 25, 2023
Governor DeSantis is waaay too extreme. Most Americans are not extremists
— Mia Farrow 🏳️🌈 🌻🇺🇸☘️ (@MiaFarrow) May 25, 2023
Twitter spaces is new to a lot of people - so they had to figure out how to get access. Twitter said they had a lot of new sign ups last night. Honestly, I wanted to join but had to work - thankful that space was recorded and that Governor DeSantis is leading the way to a better…
— Kimberly (@AuspiciousXYZ) May 25, 2023
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Twitter reacts as Gov Ron DeSantis announces run for president
