Governor ron desantis just announced his run for president on Twitter… but not without a massive glitch like Elon Musk He says that the company servers are to blame.
DeSantis made the big announcement Wednesday on the Bird app… releasing a campaign video criticizing President Biden, blaming him for crime-ridden streets and conflict at the border. He goes on to say that he is the guy who will lead the “great American comeback”.
Of course, DeSantis was scheduled to drop the big news in a Twitter Spaces chat with Elon…but apparent technical issues forced hundreds of thousands of listeners to listen as moderator David Sacks’ audio kept dropping out.
Elon can be heard saying that Twitter’s servers are struggling to keep up, and people on the same app are dragging him and the whole thing down for the big mess… one calls it a “car crash,” while another calls DeSantis’ failed attempt “a perfect metaphor.”
Even Biden blasted the whole thing, with a tweet on his donations page saying, “This link works.”
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As you may recall, TMZ confirmed that Elon was ready to join DeSantis for the statement, something that appears to be a push to make the app feel more like a regular TV. Elon also called the former CNN anchor lemon gift to start a show on your platform after Tucker Carlson He said that he would be doing the same. Obviously, this mess could make Elon reconsider.As for DeSantis, he has been seen as one of the only candidates who has a chance of unseating the former president. donald trump — who announced his bid for seat 2024 in November.
DeSantis choosing Twitter for his announcement spot not only sets him apart from the rest of his competition, but seems like a great “FU” to Trump… who infamously was taken off the shelf after the insurrection of January 6.Trump has since reinstated his account, but has dedicated all of his online chat to Truth Social; It will be interesting to see if Desantis’s use of Twitter will wake up his dead account.