BREAKING: Ron DeSantis Officially Files To Run For President Of The United States

On Wednesday, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) officially filed his paperwork to run for president of the United States with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

The Florida governor will be hosting his official campaign kickoff at 6 pm EST on Twitter alongside a moderated Twitter Space with Elon Musk. While Musk is hosting the Twitter Space, he has explained that he has not endorsed DeSantis for president. Given Musk's large following of over 140 million, however, the Twitter Space will surely be an early boon to the DeSantis campaign.

Following the kickoff, the governor will appear on 'Fox News Tonight' at 8 pm EST, and over the weekend he will be meeting with donors in Miami before jetting off to Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.

DeSantis will be the seventh candidate to enter the race for the GOP nomination with 45th President Donald Trump, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), former Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), former California gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy.

🚨BREAKING: Ron DeSantis has officially filed with the FEC to run for president. pic.twitter.com/YZoHiTg7vU

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DeSantis' busy week ahead will be an introduction to the national stage for the Flordia native. The governor has been slipping in the polls in recent months for the Republican primary nomination with 45th President Donald Trump showing double-digit leads as high as 35 points over his opponents.

Americans are certainly looking forward to the campaign ahead for the Florida governor and the eventual primary debates that will take place in the coming months. While DeSantis is backed with considerable cash and some support from the grassroots, he will nevertheless have a tough fight ahead to usurp President Trump for the 2024 nomination.

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