after the florida legislature did a bunch of stuff. and they did a bunch of stuff. and it certainly did strengthen his bona fides when it comes to conservative issues. so tonight, with elon and then at 8:00 he is going to sit down with trey gowdy and then away he goes. ainsley: i wonder how that all just got started because we were told he was gonna announce this week. then we were told he will probably file paperwork and after the weekends, the memorial day weekend, then he will announce so that he has more momentum. i wasn t sure. i thought that might be a good idea. people are going to be away. they are not necessarily going to be talking about the news. then they are going to be together friends and family. maybe they will be talking about this. steve: it sounded like the paperwork was going to be filed tomorrow. so maybe, and we don t know this, it s all speculation, but we know that ron desantis and elon musk have a relationship. maybe elon just said. ainsley: i have a grea
brian: thanks, guys. steve: coming up on 7:00 here in new york city and we start this hour with a major shakeup in the race for the white house. florida governor ron desantis is set to announce his bid tonight to run for president on twitter. peter doocy is live at the white house at 7:00 eastern time and peter, tonight, is he going to be talking on twitter at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. peter: yes, and that means that this cycle, ron desantis is trying to do something that worked for the republican nominee in 2015 and 2016, which is to try to win primaries by using twitter. we ll be interviewing ron desantis and he has quite an announcement to make. and we ll be it will be the first time something like this is happening on social media and
brian: bigger the field, the better for president trump? kayleigh: no doubt about it. the others should know the trump campaign, they are very organized, i talked to a political operative whoed are you more organized than 2016 and 2020 and he said absolutely. ainsley: why do you think ron desantis decided to announce? we were hearing he would announce later and decided to do this with elon musk. kayleigh: could be timing of elon musk, which is smart play on his part. sitting on the sideline and taking pop shots has caused him to sink in the polls. steve: to your point about organization, there is an item, it is jonathan swann, along with
14th amendment to end the debt ceiling stalemate. the president acknowledged such a move would be met by drawn-out legal challenges and triggering default. progressive wing of the party warn biden will face pushback if he goes along with the gop spending cuts. i think there would be huge backlash from the house democratic caucus and also in the streets. it is important we don t take steps back from the strong agenda the president shepherded. brian: the june 1 limitault deadline is a week away. i will toss to steve, steve. steve: i m over here, thank you, brian. florida governor ron desantis going to announce he is entering the race for president tonight during a conversation with elon musk. his wife released this video
because we chose patriotism over pity and to be victors, not victims. peter: for governor desantis, there will not be a big kickoff rally on campaign launch day. instead most people will consume news of his announcement on their phones. back to you. steve: all right, peter, it is your mother s birthday, wish her happy birthday. peter: happy birthday mom. steve: like that, cheaper than a card. ainsley: let s bring in kayleigh mcenany. what is your reaction to this? two new people probably getting in the race. kayleigh: i talked to a senior official on the desantis campaign and laid out what we can expect to hear tonight and going forward. apparently the case is truth is under assault, decline is a choice and success is attainable.