According to a report, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has informed friends privately that he plans to run for president later this year.
Despite the fact that DeSantis, 44, hasn’t formally declared his intention to run for president in 2024, the Washington Post reported on Thursday that the governor of Florida has depicted his candidacy as a certainty in recent private chats with allies.
DeSantis, who was re-elected as governor in a landslide in November, is not anticipated to declare his participation into the 2024 campaign until after the Florida state legislature session concludes in May.
According to the source, DeSantis’ 2024 campaign would likely use a pro-DeSantis super PAC that former Trump administration official Ken Cuccinelli established on Thursday as an authorized outside expenditure vehicle.
During his nationwide memori tour, DeSantis is set to stop in Nevada on Saturday and Iowa on Friday, which are both early-nomination states in the Republican presidential primary in 2024. Later this month, he will also be going to New Hampshire.
According to polling, DeSantis would be Trump’s strongest opponent in the 2024 Republican primary. RealClearPolitics reports that the 76-year-old former president is receiving an average of 45% support while DeSantis is receiving an average of 29% support.
