Musk says he’d back DeSantis for president if he makes 2024 run

Elon Musk said on Friday night he would support Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor of Florida, if he ran for US president in 2024.

Musk, in a series of Twitter exchanges, elaborated somewhat on his political views, saying: “My preference for the 2024 presidency is someone sensible and centrist. I had hoped that would the case for the Biden administration, but have been disappointed so far.”

When one of the people he was tweeting with asked if he’d back DeSantis in the next presidential election, Musk responded: “Yes.” “I’m fine with Trump not tweeting,” Musk said on Friday. “The important thing is that Twitter corrected a grave mistake in banning his account, despite no violation of the law or terms of service. Deplatforming a sitting president undermined public trust in Twitter for half of America.”

Musk’s expression of support comes as many party leaders, including onetime Trump allies, have been talking up DeSantis as a more desirable standard bearer than the former president in the next election. The Florida governor won a resounding re-election victory in the November 8 election, even as many of the Republican candidates championed by Trump went down to defeat.

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