Billionaire Elon Musk said Friday he would support Ron DeSantis in 2024 if the Florida governor, who recently won a second term, runs for president.
DeSantis earlier this month defeated Democratic challenger Charlie Crist by nearly 20 percentage points for re-election as Florida governor and has been hailed as the Republican Party’s rising star.
Political pundits have given high marks to DeSantis, who is seen as a possible challenger to former US President Donald Trump in the field of Republican presidential candidates for 2024. Trump announced 10 days ago that he would run for re-election in 2024.
“My preference for the 2024 presidency is someone sensitive and central. I had hoped this would be the case for the Biden administration, but so far I have been disappointed,” Musk wrote on Twitter.
When asked if he would support DeSantis in 2024, Musk responded in a tweet saying “yes.”
“As a reminder, I was a significant supporter of the Obama-Biden presidency and (reluctantly) voted for Biden over Trump,” the Twitter owner said.
Musk previously said in June that he was leaning toward endorsing DeSantis for president in 2024, and added that the Florida governor would easily defeat Biden in the election.