the launch of Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign turns into a fiasco and provokes mockery from Donald Trump

Republican Ron DeSantis announced his candidacy for the White House on Wednesday, May 24, but the launch of Donald Trump’s rival campaign turned into a fiasco due to major technical problems. The declaration of the governor of Florida was extremely awaited by the republicans seeking an alternative to the former American president, whose ideas he shares, but not the excesses.

In a video posted on Twitter, the 40-year-old promised to “Leading America’s Great Comeback”. An expression that evokes the flagship slogan of Donald Trump’s victorious campaign in 2016: “Make America Great Again”. The governor was then to pour out more in detail on his candidacy during an exchange with Elon Musk. But serious technical problems disrupted the flow of the show, listened to by hundreds of thousands of users.

“This link works”

The governor tried to unfold his vision for the country. But his message seemed parasitized by the series of bugs around this launch, which also made the cabbage of Donald Trump. “Thank you for your patience”, “your microphone is not on”… The boss of Twitter tried somehow to manage this chaotic situation. “Technical problems. Awkward silences. A total failure”tackled a spokesman for the former president to AFP.

Candidate for re-election, President Joe Biden was also quick to mock Ron DeSantis’ campaign launch. “This link works”he quipped on Twitter, redirecting to his fundraising campaign. The winner of the Republican primaries will face the candidate chosen by the Democratic Party in November 2024 – most likely the current 80-year-old tenant of the White House.