Ron DeSantis heads to early primary states after disastrous Twitter launch

Florida governor to tour Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina after online 2024 presidential campaign hit by technical glitches

Ron DeSantis will attempt to steady his fledgling Republican presidential campaign with a mini-tour of early primary states next week, after technical glitches on Wednesday night made a disaster of his formal launch on Twitter.

The Florida governor was ridiculed by political foes including Joe Biden and Donald Trump over an event intended to give one of the leading contenders for his party's nomination a solid base from which to build his 2024 offensive, but which rapidly became a shambles.