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After many months of refusing to confirm what so many people already suspected<\/a>, Ron DeSantis<\/strong> will reportedly announce<\/a> on Wednesday that he is running for president. And that\u2019s not all: He is said to be planning to formally jump into the 2024 race during a conversation on Twitter with Elon Musk,<\/strong> because apparently other neo-<\/a>Nazi<\/a> sympathizers<\/a> weren\u2019t available.<\/p>\n Yes, NBC News reports that the Florida governor\u2019s formal announcement will occur tomorrow night on Twitter Spaces\u2014during a live audio chat that will begin at 6 p.m. ET and be moderated by Musk\u2019s longtime friend<\/a> David Sacks.<\/strong> According to the outlet, DeSantis\u2019s campaign will \u201crelease a launch video\u201d on Wednesday evening, which the governor will follow up with visits to a number of early states after Memorial Day. As for how this all came together, DeSantis\u2019s team has reportedly \u201cbeen in talks with Musk for at least the last few weeks,\u201d according to a person familiar with the matter\u2014and during those discussions, Musk has indicated that he doesn\u2019t think Donald Trump<\/strong> will be able to win a second term. While Musk said<\/a> last year that he would back DeSantis if the governor were to run for president, on Friday, the billionaire praised<\/a>\u00a0an ad by Senator Tim Scott,<\/strong> who announced Monday that he is also running for the White House.<\/p>\n As NBC News notes, aligning with Musk and his 140 million followers could give DeSantis a \u201csignificant boost,\u201d but there\u2019s also an obvious downside to teaming up with a guy who has said and done terrible things<\/a>\u2014and who has turned Twitter into a safe haven for hate speech<\/a>; given a new home<\/a> to Tucker \u201c<\/strong>Great Replacement Theory<\/strong><\/a>\u201d Carlson;<\/strong> and made remarks about George Soros<\/strong> that the Anti-Defamation League said<\/a> would \u201cembolden extremists.\u201d<\/p>\n On the other hand, it\u2019s very possible that that\u2019s exactly why DeSantis wants to align himself with Musk. Per NBC News:<\/p>\n Musk has carved out an intense following after he purchased Twitter with the promise to return \u201cfree speech\u201d after years of complaints from the right that the site had tried to censor conservatives\u2026. One of the sources familiar with the plans told NBC News that DeSantis\u2019s aides have been watching Twitter become an increasingly friendly space for conservative firebrands under Musk\u2019s leadership, allowing them to speak directly to their conservative audience and bypass traditional media\u2014something that was once Trump\u2019s superpower.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n Anyway, just as a reminder, a DeSantis presidency is as terrible a prospect as a Trump one<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n