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It Looks Like Ron DeSantis is Officially Getting Ready to Run For President.
The Republican primary could be starting soon.
Well, it looks like a true 2024 primary is going to be starting soon. According to reports, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is gearing up to challenge Donald Trump for the Republican nomination for President.
Maya Yang with The Guardian writes:
“America’s 2024 presidential race is showing signs of kicking into gear amid reports that Florida’s rightwing Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, is now laying the groundwork for a White House bid as Donald Trump finally hit the campaign trail.
DeSantis’s moves even spurred Trump into attacking him directly as the former US president held relatively low-key events over the weekend in the key early voting states of New Hampshire and South Carolina.
“Ron would have not been governor if it wasn’t for me… when I hear he might run, I consider that very disloyal,” Trump said, before seeking to attack DeSantis’s actions over fighting the Covid-19 pandemic…
…The Washington Post has reported that DeSantis’s political team has already identified potential campaign hires in states like Iowa and New Hampshire, whose traditional early spots in the nomination contest give them outsize…
