DeSantis’ Rocky Campaign Announcement Fallout

Well, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis tried something new when it comes to announcing your presidential campaign, and it didn’t go so well. DeSantis appeared in a live Twitter Spaces event that also included controversial Twitter CEO Elon Musk, but thanks to numerous glitches and other issues, the announcement got off to a rough start and was less than inspiring.
It’s admirable to watch any political candidate, embrace new technology as part of his campaign launch. Sadly, the untested medium proved ill-prepared to host an event that would attract so many viewers – for various reasons. For DeSantis supporters, this was a bit cringeworthy. For his detractors, well, it was probably exactly what they wanted to see.
Even President Trump, seemingly the biggest obstacle in the Governor’s road to the White House, showed no hesitation when it came to bashing the DeSantis event, taking to his Truth Social platform to post a short but biting video of a rocket crashing and exploding to represent the DeSantis campaign launch. Trump also called the entire event a “disaster”.
Gov. DeSantis appeared on Fox News later in the evening and repeated much of the same campaign promises but without the glitches. But while the technology held up, DeSantis himself came off to some as robotic and not engaging enough to sway support from Trump. But the campaign trail is long, and there is much that remains to be seen. And we’re also seeing new candidates officially throwing their hats into the ring for consideration as the Republican nominee, including Senator Tim Scott, who just announced his own White House run this week. And President Trump was far more welcoming and complimentary toward Senator Scott entering the race, especially compared to DeSantis.
Today’s full Sekulow broadcast includes more analysis of Governor DeSantis’ chaotic announcement on Twitter Spaces last night and the reaction from the media and both sides of the political spectrum. We’re also joined by ACLJ Senior Counsel for Global Affairs Mike Pompeo to discuss our case against the Biden Administration for removing Nigeria from a critical watchlist for human rights abuses – the list Pompeo placed it on when he was Secretary of State under President Trump, despite the rapidly escalating death toll for Christians. We’re also joined by ACLJ Senior Advisor for National Security and Foreign Policy Ric Grenell.