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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Heritage Foundation 50th Anniversary Celebration leadership summit on April 21, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo
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<p class="story-meta__authors">By <span class="vcard"><a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/kelly-garrity" target="_top">Kelly Garrity</a></span></p><p class="story-meta__timestamp">
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<p class="story-text__paragraph ">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was set to announce his highly-anticipated presidential bid during a Twitter spaces session Wednesday. Then Twitter broke.</p>
<p class="story-text__paragraph ">The app repeatedly crashed Wednesday night as thousands of listeners attempted to tune in to hear the Florida governor announce he was entering the race for the GOP presidential nomination. Thirty minutes into the event, DeSantis was finally able to begin speaking.</p>
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The app repeatedly crashed.{ai:summary}<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced his presidential bid during a Twitter spaces session that was delayed due to app crashes. #politics</p>

DeSantis’ launch marked by horrendous tech failures

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