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NextImg:DeSantis campaign capitalizes on Twitter glitches with T-shirt: 'Break Washington next'


Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) wants to "break Washington next."

After the Florida Republican's Wednesday Twitter Spaces campaign launch initially suffered from glitches, his team touted the malfunctions as a result of the demand to hear the governor's long-awaited presidential campaign announcement.

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Now, the campaign is selling T-shirts and mugs that read "DeSantis breaks systems."

Listed underneath are several systems that DeSantis breaks, according to the campaign: the internet, the deep state, corporate media, and woke indoctrination.

"Breaking Twitter was just the warmup... Help us break Washington next. Secure yours now," Team DeSantis tweeted on Thursday.


DeSantis announced his candidacy in a tweet Wednesday night before joining Twitter owner Elon Musk for a Twitter Spaces discussion.

The first attempt on Musk's account ended after 20 minutes. "The servers are straining somewhat," Musk explained. It had reached more than half a million listeners before shutting down.

Silicon Valley investor David Sacks then launched a new attempt on his account, which proved to work better than the one on Musk's account. The Twitter Spaces event averaged about 200,000 listeners.

DeSantis's video announcement amassed "over 30 million views in the first 15 hours," according to a press release.

Former President Donald Trump's team immediately seized on the early glitches, using it as proof that the Florida governor isn't "ready for prime time."

In a press release titled "Failure to Launch," pro-Trump super PAC Make America Great Again Inc. spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said, "Ron DeSantis's botched campaign announcement is another example of why he is just not ready for the job."

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Trump leads DeSantis in hypothetical Republican primary polling with 58%, per Morning Consult. DeSantis enjoys 20% of support from likely Republican primary voters. The two are the only candidates to reach double-digit support.

Trump announced his campaign shortly after the midterm elections last year.