DeSantis launches presidential campaign with glossy ad saying White House ... trends now
Ron DeSantis's wife has kicked off his 2024 campaign with a stirring video showing the Florida governor readying to go on stage, accompanied by a voiceover proclaiming that America is worth fighting for.
Casey DeSantis tweeted: 'America is worth the fight... Every. Single. Time.'
She attached a 30-second video, showing her husband backstage, preparing to address an audience.
'They call it faith because in the face of darkness you can see that brighter future,' a man's voice says, narrating the scene.
'A faith that our best days lay ahead of us.
'But is it worth the fight? Do I have the courage? Is it worth the sacrifice?
'America has been worth it every single time.'
It ended with the fundraising message: 'TEXT LAUNCH TO 512345'
Ron DeSantis is seen with his wife Casey in November, when he won resounding re-election as governor of Florida. On Tuesday night he launched his presidential campaign
At the age of 44 he is one of the younger candidates to launch a bid for the Oval Office and is more than three decades younger than his main rivals President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
DeSantis himself is expected to officially declare his intentions in a live-streamed event with Elon Musk, held on Twitter.
The long-anticipated start of his White House campaign will be moderated by David Sacks, a tech entrepreneur who is close to Musk.
Musk confirmed Tuesday that he will be interviewing DeSantis in the live audio-only event, adding that the governor has 'quite an announcement to make' but at this time he is not planning to endorse a particular candidate.
'But I am interested in X/Twitter being a public town square where more and more organizations host content and make announcements on Twitter,' Musk continued.
Father-of-three DeSantis'
