Ron DeSantis, Florida's governor, will announce his presidential candidacy on Wednesday, according to U.S. media.
The event is scheduled to start at 18 p.m. local time – midnight in Germany. The 44-year-old hardliner is currently considered the most promising candidate for the Republicans, along with former President Donald Trump. Trump had already announced in November that he would enter the race for the presidential candidacy for the 2024 election. The father of three attended the elite universities of Yale and Harvard, served in the Navy and served in Iraq.