The Florida governor’s long-awaited move comes after a campaign announcement video posted on Twitter by his wife, Casey, a day earlier. His profile was first reported by Related press.

John Bowden have the latest.

A former prisoner of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp has claimed that Florida governor and 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis witnessed him being tortured while stationed there.

Mansoor Adayfi, a Yemeni citizen who was detained for 14 years at a US Navy base in Cuba, recounted independence in an unusual interview that he was brutally force-fed by camp staff during a hunger strike in 2006, and that Mr. DeSantis attended at least one of those sessions.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has officially confirmed his 2024 run for the White House. submit your candidacy statement with the Federal Election Commission. He’s entering the race as Donald Trump’s primary opponent for the Republican nomination.

There will be an official launch event on Twitter Spaces at 6 p.m. ET tonight, hosted by David Sacks and Elon Musk.

Jack Sweeney, a student at the University of Central Florida, created a Twitter account called “@DeSantisJet”, which tracked the location of the plane Mr. DeSantis was using.

Alisha Rahman Sarkar report.

A popular tug of war restaurant has filed a lawsuit against the state of Florida and Governor Ron DeSantis, alleging that the bill banning children from attending tug of war harms their business and violates the law. first judgment.

Hamburger Mary’s Orlando, a franchise location of the Hamburger Mary’s drag show restaurant chain, is alleging that the state of Florida, “Seeks to explicitly restrict or diminish speech and expression protected by the First Amendment.” ” in a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of Florida on Monday.

The Florida governor, who is widely seen as Donald Trump’s top rival in the Republican presidential race, will kick off his bid for the White House during Wednesday night’s Twitter Spaces event with the billionaire.

The Twitter Spaces event will take place at 6 p.m. ET and be hosted by tech entrepreneur David Sacks, a supporter of Mr. DeSantis and a close business adviser to Mr. Musk, according to NBC News.

Following the event, Mr. DeSantis’ campaign will also release a video of his attempt to defeat Mr. Trump, and he will begin visiting key states after Memorial Day on May 29.

Graeme Massie have more details.

Sunshine State political veterans tell Andrew Feinberg And Eric Garcia they’re not sure Florida Governor Ron DeSantis can best Donald Trump.

Ron DeSantis was mocked for a bizarre video showing him laughing at an Iowa auto show.

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“You don’t announce that you’re running for president of the United States in some little Twitter world. It is not a real world. Twitter isn’t real,” said Rep Greene.