Failure to launch: Twitter glitches deal double blow to Elon Musk and Ron DeSantis
by David Smith in Washington from on (#6BWYE)
What liberals may have feared as the alliance of two anti-woke villains, turned out to have the menace of a damp dishcloth
The screen kept saying Preparing to launch". But this wasn't one of Elon Musk's space rockets that soars through the stratosphere and settles into a comfortable orbit. This was one that blew up on the pad in a dazzling ball of flame.
The eccentric billionaire had invited Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, to the somewhat niche Twitter Spaces - a dedicated audio streaming feature on the social media platform - to announce his run for the Republican nomination for president in 2024.
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