DeSantis was supposed to be the candidate in control. He glitched.

"Gowdy poked fun at Twitter's technical problems early in the interview, but also covered substantive issues with DeSantis, like inflation, China, abortion and immigration."

"DeSantis said he would declare a national emergency on his first day in office and "mobilize all forces" to rebuild the border wall."

"The risk for DeSantis is the prospect of the botched rollout forming a narrative and cutting against the very argument he is making to Republican primary voters -- that he is a competent alternative to the chaotic presidency of former President Donald Trump."

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"By the end of the night, Trump's campaign released a video comparing Trump's announcement at Mar-a-Lago with the static and awkward beginning of the DeSantis Twitter event and a flurry of statements on everything from the Florida governor's record to accusations his team swiped a line from a Trump State of the Union speech.nn"

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"But it also invited an onslaught of mockery, including from Trump.nn"Glitchy."

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"Instead, Trump watched the DeSantis roll out with some of his advisers, who were reveling in the technical difficulties and mocking the DeSantis team both publicly and privately."

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""Ron DeSantis' botched campaign announcement is another example of why he is just not ready for the job," said Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for the pro-Trump super PAC MAGA Inc., in a statement."

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"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' was a glitch."

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"But in corners of the conservative press, including outlets pining for an alternative to Trump, there was little willingness to sidestep the face plant."

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"Neither Gowdy nor DeSantis discussed Trump by name.nn"

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"He appeared with fill-in host Trey Gowdy in the 8 p.m. hour although the cable news chael has seen evening viewership plummet since Carlson's ouster."

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"The governor has been portraying himself in public speeches and private donor meetings as a controlled, low-drama politician who embraces many of Trump's policy positions without the trademark unpredictability."

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"Trump world had been hinting that the former president would do something to potentially overshadow or distract from DeSantis' launch, and there was speculation that Trump himself would even make a reemergence on Twitter Wednesday night."

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"Once it started, the nearly hour-long event offered DeSantis an opportunity to deliver his stump speech and field easy questions from allies like Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) about the more controversial aspects of his record."

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"Gowdy poked fun at Twitter's technical problems early in the interview, but also covered substantive issues with DeSantis, like inflation, China, abortion and immigration."

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""Hi, this is Governor Ron DeSantis."

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"a spokesperson for the Trump campaign sent out to reporters."

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