'Little Trump' DeSantis to Announce US Presidential Bid Soon... Files Documents with Election Commission

Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor of the U.S. Republican Party known as the 'Little Trump,' is about to announce his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election. After submitting related documents to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), he will soon officially declare his bid for the presidency.

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Local media outlets such as NBC and CNBC reported simultaneously on the 24th (local time) that Governor DeSantis had submitted documents related to his presidential run to the FEC.

Governor DeSantis is scheduled to have a conversation with Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, on the voice communication platform Twitter Spaces starting at 6 p.m. Eastern Time. He is expected to officially announce his 2024 presidential bid during this event. The discussion will be hosted by entrepreneur David Sacks, a close friend of CEO Musk and one of DeSantis's supporters. Following this, official campaign videos are also expected to be released.

DeSantis is considered the strongest rival and alternative to former President Donald Trump in the Republican presidential race. In a poll conducted shortly after the midterm elections last November, DeSantis surpassed Trump to become the top preferred Republican candidate for the next presidential election.

However, his presence has somewhat diminished this year as former President Trump's legal risks have increased. While Trump's polling support surged to the 60% range due to conservative consolidation, DeSantis, in second place, has shown support around 18%. Accordingly, as DeSantis officially enters the presidential campaign, he is expected to highlight Trump's past reelection failure and position himself as the 'future alternative.'

So far, the candidates who have officially declared their presidential bids within the Republican Party include former President Trump, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Senator Tim Scott?the only Black senator in the Republican Party?former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.

Originally, Governor DeSantis was expected to hold a campaign event in his hometown of Dunedin, Florida, around Memorial Day weekend, but CNN reported, citing sources, that the plan has been canceled.

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