US presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis involved in car crash

The Florida governor, who is running for the 2024 Republican nomination, was involved in an accident in Tennessee but is uninjured, his campaign press secretary said. “This morning, the governor was in a car accident while traveling to an event in Chattanooga, Tennessee,” said Bryan Griffin. “He and his team are uninjured.” Police told local […]
Ron DeSantis calls Trump’s COVID lockdown criticisms ‘ridiculous’ at his first US presidential campaign event

Ron DeSantis has begun his bid to become the Republican candidate for US president by claiming he is America’s savior and calling some of frontrunner Donald Trump’s criticisms “ridiculous”. The Florida governor wants to be his party’s candidate to challenge Joe Biden in next year’s presidential election. His key rival for the GOP nomination is […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis enters presidential race with a glitch-filled Twitter chat with Elon Musk

Ron DeSantis has launched his 2024 presidential campaign with a Twitter announcement plagued by technical glitches. He filed a declaration of candidacy with the US federal electoral commission on Wednesday and then announced his move in an online chat with Twitter chief executive Elon Musk. But the audio stream crashed repeatedly, making it almost impossible […]
Disney scraps plans for new Florida campus amid spat with Governor Ron DeSantis

The Walt Disney Company has announced it is scrapping plans to build a new campus in central Florida following a year-long dispute with Governor Ron DeSantis. Mr DeSantis has been attacking the company after it opposed a state law banning classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early years. Disney filed a First […]