Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis’ online announcement Wednesday night of the 2024 presidential campaign got off to a rough start when the livestream crashed, prompting former President Trump to respond with a video meme contrasting it with his own campaign announcement in November 2022.
DeSantis posted a campaign ad to his Twitter before hopping on a Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk to announce his White House bid live, but for more than 20 minutes, the announcement was delayed because the Space kept crashing.
Twitter owner Elon Musk appeared to pin the crash on the high volume of users who tuned in to hear DeSantis speak, overwhelming the social media’s servers and setting off a string of glitches that led to Trump making a meme of the technical difficulties.