- Mr. Trump, his family and allies ravaged Mr. DeSantis as the campaign unfolded.
- Donald Trump Jr. deemed the night a “#DeSaster.”
- The former president shared a video comparing the glitches to President Trump’s own 2024 announcement.
Former President Donald Trump and his allies mocked Ron DeSantis Wednesday night as the Florida governor and Elon Musk’s hype turned into a misguided presidential campaign.
President Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth, “Wow! Desanctus Twitter launch is a disaster! His entire campaign is going to be a disaster.” “clock!”
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) May 24, 2023
former president too shared a video He contrasted his glamorous announcement at his Mar-a-Lago club against DeSantis’ tough start on Wednesday.
Donald Trump Jr. considered that night “#Desert”.
Trump and his allies have also attempted to compare DeSantis to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush on multiple occasions. The former president infamously called Mr Bush “lumpy” before overtaking him in the 2016 primary.
Trump Jr. wrote on Twitter, “DeSantis is showing JEB! While the Trump campaign tweeted an image of DeSantis, name next to exclamation markreminds me of Bush’s 2016 logo.
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 24, 2023
Once a close ally of DeSantis, “tranquilizer” Florida Congressman Matt Gates, wrote on Twitter.
After nearly half an hour of wrestling, DeSantis was finally able to proceed with the presidential announcement and then the Quasi-City Hall announcement with conservative media luminaries and other allies.
Until then, Musk and entrepreneur David Sachs could be heard discussing how to deal with glitches as the platform struggles to keep up with voice-only chat user numbers. There is
“There are so many people here that I’m afraid the servers are melting,” Sachs said of the early struggles.
DeSantis’ decision to announce his widely anticipated presidential run on Twitter drew skepticism even before Wednesday night’s struggle. Most Americans don’t use Twitter, and the audience is likely much smaller than he has as a prime-time guest on cable news.
Trump wasn’t the only politician to mock DeSantis’ struggles.
Joe Biden’s Campaign: ‘This Link Works’ Tweeted a link to donate to his campaign.
Beyond trolls, TrumpWorld welcomed DeSantis’ announcement with a series of ads, statements and other posts highlighting the month-long onslaught of the former president’s front-runner in the race for the Republican nomination. Trump’s coordinated attack on DeSantis appears to be paying off as Florida’s governor slipped in the polls before the announcement.
