Ron DeSantis filed his formal candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on Wednesday. The governor of Florida formalized this candidacy a few hours before a planned exchange with Elon Musk on Twitter.

The winner of these primaries will face in November 2024 the candidate chosen by the Democratic Party – most likely Joe Biden. The choice of this exchange with the boss of Twitter, moderated by the Republican businessman David Sacks, for a campaign launch is however atypical. "This is the first time that we will experience something like this on a social network," said Elon Musk, promising "questions and answers"