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The announcement of the presidential campaign of Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was troubled by repeated technical glitches on Twitter Wednesday night, in a black eye for the social media platform.
The expected announcement, which was scheduled to be made through a conversation between Twitter CEO Elon Musk and tech entrepreneur David Sacks on Twitter’s “Spaces” feature, was delayed as it appeared that the platform overwhelmed. Twitter’s mobile app crashes repeatedly and users complain they can’t hear the broadcast.
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Nearly 700,000 users logged in to hear the announcement about 20 minutes after it was launched. The event was suddenly shut down without explanation.
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“The servers are struggling a bit,” Musk is heard saying at one point.
Twitter users blasted Musk for the failed rollout, and Democrats were quick to capitalize.
President Biden tweeted a fundraising page with the caption: “This link is working.”
“Failure to launch,” political commentator Kimberly Guilfoyle tweeted. “Trump 2024.”
“This is the most embarrassing thing that has happened to a presidential candidate and it’s not even close. Just make a rally,” David Marcus, another commentator, tweeted.
And MAGA War Room tweeted an image of Twitter Spaces with the words “failed to launch…” photoshopped.
This is a developing news story. Please check back for updates.
