Musk says he will support DeSantis if Florida governor runs for president

Billionaire Elon Musk said connected Friday helium would enactment Ron DeSantis successful 2024 if the Florida governor, who precocious coasted to a 2nd term, were to tally for president.

DeSantis earlier this period defeated Democratic hostile Charlie Crist by astir 20 percent points to beryllium re-elected arsenic Florida politician and cemented himself arsenic the Republican Party's apical rising star.

Political pundits person been doling retired precocious marks to DeSantis, who is seen arsenic a imaginable challenger to erstwhile president Donald Trump successful the 2024 tract of Republican statesmanlike candidates. Trump announced 10 days agone helium was moving for predetermination again successful 2024.

"My penchant for the 2024 presidency is idiosyncratic sensible and centrist. I had hoped that would the lawsuit for the Biden administration, but person been disappointed truthful far," Musk said connected Twitter.

"Yes", helium replied successful a tweet erstwhile asked if helium would enactment DeSantis successful 2024.

"As a reminder, I was a important protagonist of the Obama-Biden presidency and (reluctantly) voted for Biden implicit Trump," the Twitter proprietor said.

Musk had antecedently said successful June helium was leaning towards supporting DeSantis for president successful 2024, and added the Florida politician would easy decision Biden successful the election.

When asked backmost past astir Musk's support, DeSantis joked, "I invited enactment from African-Americans, what tin I say." Musk, who is white, grew up successful South Africa.

DeSantis is particularly fashionable with conservatives for taking the pb connected civilization warfare issues concerning contention and gender. His governorship has been marked by his rejection of pandemic-related wellness restrictions, transition of a instrumentality limiting treatment of LGBTQ issues successful schools, and a feud with Walt Disney implicit the law.

Musk urged Americans to elite a Republican Congress successful the U.S. midterm elections earlier this period to counterbalance Biden's Democrats. However, the Democrats defied Republican hopes for a "red wave" successful the midterms and retained power of the Senate portion the Republicans lone won a constrictive bulk successful the House of Representatives.