with two more hopefuls officially launching their bids. the florida governor ron desantis and senator tim scott. mr scott has represented south carolina in the chamber since 2013, promising to revive america s culture of greatness. at a launch event in his hometown of north charleston on monday, mr scott used his personal story as an embodiment of the american dream. this was shortly followed by ron desantis long expected entry into the race and, while he trails donald trump in the polls, he is widely seen as his main rival. but his launch made headlines for other reasons. he chose to announce on a twitter livestream, which was hit by technical glitches. let s listen to how they both announced their candidacy. iam running i am running for president of the united states to lead our great american conduct. look, we know our country is going on the wrong direction. we see it with our eyes, and we feel it in our bones. our southern border has collapsed. drugs are pouring into
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