Ron DeSantis presents his candidacy for the US presidential election.

According to Fox News, DeSantis, 44, has submitted the required documentation to the Federal Election Commissionhours for a conversation he will have with the businessman Elon Musk and that will be broadcast this afternoon on Twitter.

Florida’s governor is the sixth to run in the Republican primary after the former president donald trump (2017-2021), the first to formalize his ambition, and the former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley.

In addition to them, they have announced that the former governor of Arkansas will compete in the primary process Asa Hutchinson, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and the African American Senator Tim Scot.

The announcement means formalizing what had been rumored for a long time, especially as he won re-election six months ago with overwhelming ease, nearly 20 percentage points behind, and his name gained national relevance among American conservatives.

His formal participation in the campaign, which takes place shortly before a meeting with donors he will hold in Miami, makes him the main rival of former President Trumpthe favorite among the Republican candidates and who, according to the polls, is more than 30 points ahead of the governor.

DeSantis is second-highest, ahead of Haley, who posted a campaign video claiming Florida’s governor is just “an echo” of Trump, the one who literally copieseven in gestures.

Source: El heraldo

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