Ron DeSantis officially launched his presidential campaign Wednesday, pitting the Florida governor against his former ally Donald Trump and at least five other Republicans in a fight for their party’s 2024 nomination. In recent months, DeSantis has built his national profile through a slew of bills curtailing civil rights for marginalized groups, under the banner of what he calls the “war on woke.”
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