Washington: Billionaire Elon Musk said on Friday that he would support Ron DeSantis if in 2024 governor of floridaThose who had recently reached a second term were to run for president.
DeSantis defeated Democratic rival Charlie Crist by nearly 20 percentage points earlier this month to be re-elected as Florida governor and cemented himself as the Republican Party’s top rising star.
Political pundits are giving high marks to DeSantis, who is seen as a potential challenger to the former president Donald Trump in the 2024 field of Republican presidential candidates. Trump announced 10 days ago that he is running for re-election in 2024.
“My preference for the 2024 presidential nomination is someone sane and centrist. I expected that to be the case.” Biden Administration, but have been disappointed so far,” Musk said on Twitter.
“Yes”, he replied in a tweet when asked if he would endorse DeSantis in 2024.
“As a reminder, I was a significant supporter of the Obama-Biden presidency and (reluctantly) voted for Biden over Trump,” the Twitter owner said.
Musk previously said in June that he was leaning toward endorsing DeSantis for president in 2024, and said the Florida governor would easily defeat Biden in the election.
When asked about Musk’s endorsement, DeSantis joked, “I welcome the endorsement of African-Americans, what can I say.” Musk, who is white, grew up in South Africa.
DeSantis is particularly popular with conservatives for her leadership on culture war issues related to race and gender. His reign has been marked by his rejection of health restrictions related to the pandemic, the passage of legislation limiting discussion of LGBTQ issues in schools, and a feud with Walt Disney over the legislation.
Musk urged Americans to elect Republicans to Congress in the US midterm elections earlier this month to balance Biden’s Democrats. However, Democrats defied Republican hopes for a “red wave” in the midterms and retained control of the Senate, while Republicans won only a narrow majority in the House of Representatives.
DeSantis defeated Democratic rival Charlie Crist by nearly 20 percentage points earlier this month to be re-elected as Florida governor and cemented himself as the Republican Party’s top rising star.
Political pundits are giving high marks to DeSantis, who is seen as a potential challenger to the former president Donald Trump in the 2024 field of Republican presidential candidates. Trump announced 10 days ago that he is running for re-election in 2024.
“My preference for the 2024 presidential nomination is someone sane and centrist. I expected that to be the case.” Biden Administration, but have been disappointed so far,” Musk said on Twitter.
“Yes”, he replied in a tweet when asked if he would endorse DeSantis in 2024.
“As a reminder, I was a significant supporter of the Obama-Biden presidency and (reluctantly) voted for Biden over Trump,” the Twitter owner said.
Musk previously said in June that he was leaning toward endorsing DeSantis for president in 2024, and said the Florida governor would easily defeat Biden in the election.
When asked about Musk’s endorsement, DeSantis joked, “I welcome the endorsement of African-Americans, what can I say.” Musk, who is white, grew up in South Africa.
DeSantis is particularly popular with conservatives for her leadership on culture war issues related to race and gender. His reign has been marked by his rejection of health restrictions related to the pandemic, the passage of legislation limiting discussion of LGBTQ issues in schools, and a feud with Walt Disney over the legislation.
Musk urged Americans to elect Republicans to Congress in the US midterm elections earlier this month to balance Biden’s Democrats. However, Democrats defied Republican hopes for a “red wave” in the midterms and retained control of the Senate, while Republicans won only a narrow majority in the House of Representatives.