Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday, stepping into a crowded Republican primary contest that will test both his national appeal as a cultural conservative stalwart and the GOP's willingness to move on from former President Donald Trump.
Published Wednesday, May 24, 2023 2:57PM EDTentered the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday, stepping into a crowded Republican primary contest that will test both his national appeal as a cultural conservative stalwart and the GOP's willingness to move on from former President Donald Trump.
It marks a new chapter in his extraordinary rise from little-known congressman to two-term governor to a leading figure in the nation's bitter fights over race, gender, abortion, and other divisive issues.is considered to be Trump's strongest Republican rival even as the governor faces questions about his readiness for the national stage.' audio-only announcement was to be streamed on Twitter Spaces beginning at 6 p.m. EDT.
The Florida governor sent dozens of immigrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard off the Massachusetts coast to draw attention to the influx of Latin American immigrants trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. He signed and then expanded the Parental Rights in Education bill - known by critics as the “Don't Say Gay” law, which bans instruction or classroom discussion of LGBTQ issues in Florida public schools for all grades.
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