Late on Friday, Elon Musk lauded Ron DeSantis for raising an “all-time record” amount of funds for his campaign, despite the governor of Florida facing ridicule over his chaotic entry into the presidential race. This revelation was also previously noted by CBS News, which reported that Governor DeSantis raised $8.2 million in the first 24 hours of launching his presidential campaign.
What Happened: Considerable attention was given to the technical difficulties experienced by DeSantis’ campaign launch on Twitter, which was marred by glitches; however, Musk emphasized that few paid attention to Governor DeSantis’ unprecedented success in campaign fundraising.
Musk tweeted about this on his social media platform, highlighting Governor DeSantis’ success: “Lot of noise about [Ron DeSantis] announcing & discussing his Presidential bid on this platform. But you [know] what isn’t noise? Setting an all-time record for fundraising! Worth considering for announcements in general.”
Why It Matters: Technical problems were observed during the official launch of the DeSantis campaign, featuring a Twitter interview with Musk. Many viewers experienced intermittent sound loss, while others could not join or were unexpectedly dropped off. The moderator, David Sacks, attributed the glitches to the DeSantis campaign launch being the “biggest room” ever held on the platform.
Notably, former President Donald Trump criticized DeSantis’ campaign launch, calling it a “disaster.” In response to the prospect of interviewing other presidential candidates, Musk expressed his willingness to do so— both during and after the DeSantis interview took place.
