On Friday, Elon Musk said that he would support Ron DeSantis if he ran for president in 2024. The announcement came as a response to a question asked of him on Twitter. Musk had hinted that he was leaning towards backing the Florida governor in a presidential run earlier this summer. On Friday, he tweeted, “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.” Read the full twitter thread below:
In the same Twitter thread, Musk also said, “I’m fine with Trump not tweeting. The important thing is that Twitter correct 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.”
