“Never Back Down,” a super PAC backing Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2024 White House bid, touted the recent slew of endorsements that the Sunshine State governor has received now that he has formally entered the race.

Among the notable names that vow to support DeSantis in 2024 are Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Bob Good (R-Va.), Chip Roy (R-TX) and Laurel Lee (R-Fla.).

“The next president of the United States must be a vibrant and energetic leader with the faith, vision, and courage to chart a new course,” Roy wrote in his stamp of approval for DeSantis. “A leader who will restore sanity to our communities, declare that freedom is worth fighting for, and make clear the American Dream will be attainable again. That leader is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.” 

Massie explained that he is supporting the governor because "DeSantis has delivered win after win, stood up to woke corporations and the liberal agenda, and fought hard to protect American values and families."

Lee argued that "DeSantis fights for what matters, and he wins when it matters most."

Iowa House Majority Leader Matt Windschitl, Iowa Senate President Amy Sinclair and New Hampshire House Majority Leader Jason Osborne were among the other lawmakers endorsing DeSantis that Never Back Down highlighted on Twitter.

President Biden posted a short video on his Twitter account Wednesday mocking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2024 presidential campaign launch. 

“No matter what happens, you can hear Ron DeSantis’ agenda loud and clear,” the president tweeted, in an apparent reference to the technical difficulties that plagued the opening minutes of the 44-year-old Republican's Twitter Spaces event with Elon Musk. 

The 16-second video hits DeSantis on Florida’s six-week abortion ban, accuses the governor of supporting cuts to Medicare and Social Security and pokes fun at audio issues during his 2024 announcement. 

“Can you launch a presidential campaign?” the text reads on the video as the ear-piercing audio feedback heard during the glitchy start to DeSantis' event with Musk blares in the background and unflattering images of the new candidate bombard the viewer. 

In an apparent dig at former President Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday said he “doesn’t mind” the derisive nicknames that might come his way on the 2024 presidential campaign trail as long as he wins the race. 

“I don't mind being called different things. I've been called everything but a child of God as it is, so that doesn't faze me,” the 44-year-old Republican told Fox News host Trey Gowdy. 

“You can call me whatever you want. Just make sure you call me a winner because that's what we've done in the state of Florida,” he added. 

DeSantis also explained that he believes he can run a strong primary campaign without losing GOP support in the general election, as evidenced by what he’s accomplished in Florida.

“I can tell you, Trey, in Florida, we united Republicans like no one's ever done. I think I got 98% of Republicans in my re-election. We also really expanded the tent, and I think that's the only way that you can do it,” he said.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that strengthening the southern border and "ripping out Biden's anti-American energy policies" are among the issues he would immediately address if elected to the White House.

He also emphasized the need "re-constitutionalizing the administrative state" by cutting out bureaucrats in the federal government, he said on Fox News after announcing his 2024 bid on Twitter on Wednesday.

DeSantis also said he would impose national school choice, which offers tax credit programs and scholarships for kids who have "no chance in those dysfunctional environments" in cities like Chicago.

Newly minted 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis vowed to take part in 2024 presidential debates.

"I think we should debate," the Florida Republican governor told Fox News' Trey Gowdy after he officially launched his campaign Wednesday evening.

"The people want to hear it," he said.

Last month, former President Donald Trump said he didn't see a reason to take the debate stage, citing his status as the GOP's 2024 frontrunner.

“People don’t debate when they have these massive leads. They say, ‘Why would we debate?’ I would have a hostile group of anchors — a hostile network — asking questions. Why would I do that?” the 76-year-old former president said.

His new competitor, however, took a different approach on Wednesday.

"No one is entitled to anything in this world," 44-year-old DeSantis said. "You've got to earn it, and I think debates are a good way to do it."

Scores of protesters gathered outside the Four Season Hotel in Miami Wednesday night where Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' campaign was hosting an event for wealthy donors as he officially launched his 2024 presidential campaign.

The group of about 100 protesters, which included both Democrats and pro-Trump Republicans, was an early glimpse at the kinds of demonstrations that can be expected at events for the freshly minted candidates as he hits the campaign trail, the Miami Herald reported.

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis told Fox News host Trey Gowdy on Wednesday that he would appoint a new FBI director on “day one.” 

“I would not keep Chris Wray,” DeSantis told Gowdy. 

“There'll be a new [FBI director] on day one. I think that's very important,” he added.

The 2024 Republican presidential candidate also explained the traits he would like to see in his potential pick for attorney general.

“In terms of an attorney general, you need someone that's got a really strong backbone. You need somebody that knows if you're going in there, and you're taking care of business, the Washington Post is not gonna like you, New York Times is not gonna like you, you're gonna get attacked by CNN, and you got to wear that as a badge of honor,” he argued.

DeSantis vowed to take an active role as president in holding the Justice Department and FBI accountable. 

“They are not independent agencies. They are part of the executive branch they answer to the elected President of the United States. So as president, you have a responsibility to be involved, and holding those agencies accountable,” he said.

“Right now, I think those agencies have been able to go without any real accountability,” DeSantis argued.

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis told Fox News host Trey Gowdy on Wednesday that government “overspending” is the prime reason for the record levels of inflation under the Biden administration. 

“The overspending is driving inflation,” the 2024 presidential candidate argued. “I mean, if you go back to March of 2020, you've seen massive amounts of debt added. You've seen the Federal Reserve print trillions and trillions of dollars.” 

DeSantis added that “anybody” could see the increase in spending would lead to higher prices for goods and services.

To counter it, the Florida governor argued, “You need to spend less money and expand domestic energy production.” 

He added that a Federal Reserve “focused on stable dollar” is also needed. 

Former President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Wednesday night and blasted new 2024 opponent Ron DeSantis and his problem-filled campaign launch on Twitter.

"Wow! The DeSanctus TWITTER launch is a DISASTER! His whole campaign will be a disaster. WATCH!" Trump wrote after DeSantis' election announcement was delayed and troubled by technical difficulties in Elon Musk's Twitter Spaces.

In another post, Trump posted a video of a rocket ship with the words "Ron! 2024" falling over and exploding before liftoff, in an apparent dig at Musk, who is both founder and CEO of SpaceX and CEO of Twitter.

Trump bragged in another strange post directed at "Rob" DeSantis that "My Red Button is bigger, better, stronger, and is working (TRUTH!), yours does not! (per my conversation with Kim Jung Un, of North Korea, soon to become my friend!)."

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' spokesman says the 2024 presidential candidate raised more than $1 million during his Twitter Spaces event with Elon Musk.

"There was so much enthusiasm for Governor DeSantis' vision for our Great American Comeback that he literally busted up the internet. Washington is next," Bryan Griffin, the governor's press secretary, tweeted.

"$1 million raised online in one hour ... and counting!" Griffin added.

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seemed to enjoy his Twitter Spaces conversation with the social media platform's CEO Elon Musk and entrepreneur David Sacks, suggesting, “We should do it again,” before signing off. 

“I think this is great,” DeSantis said enthusiastically after the hour-long conversation during which he made his case for the presidency. 

The event brought in more than 400,000 viewers at a time at certain points despite technical difficulties at the very beginning.

“We'll make sure that we come back and do it again. This is a great platform. I would like to see other platforms going in the same direction,” DeSantis said.

“A healthy democratic society needs robust debate,” he added. 

Sacks noted that there is an open invitation to any other presidential candidate that would like to participate in a similar Twitter Spaces event. 

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said universities have become a battleground for culture war issues that are "out of step with the vast majority of Americans."

"If you're a parent, and you've got kids, you want to know when they apply to college, they're going to be judged based on their merit, and they're not going to be roadkill in some type of local Olympics where they didn't fit some category. And so they're denied opportunity," he said.

The 2024 presidential candidate claimed he "instinctively" knows what "normal people think about all this stuff," which he said boils down to excluding critical race theory and pronouns from classrooms.

He also blasted legacy and leftist media for pushing back against policies that try to limit what he called "woke" trends and are furthering a divide among Americans.

"When I was growing up, I think things were better because people were actually told you should try to get along. Now, they're told you need to segregate. And it's just crazy that they're trying to do all this stuff," DeSantis continued.

"So by eliminating that, there's a lot of people that were really happy about that, including people that certainly are not traditional Republicans."