Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced the filing of his candidacy papers for the upcoming US presidential election for the Republican Party. The winner of this November 2024 primary will compete with the candidate chosen by the Democratic Party and will likely be incumbent President Joe Biden.

Donald Trump, mired in judicial investigations, rushed to launch his third race for the White House and rally his base, which has largely remained loyal to him. Trump wrote on his social network Truth Social, "The problem with DeSanticis is that he will need a personal transplant"