Editorial: He’s in, but Florida, state of extremism, pays the price for DeSantis’ 2024 run

The Florida governor recently announced on Twitter his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, setting up a clash with the current GOP frontrunner and his former mentor, Trump. — Getty Images/TNS

WE’VE known Governor Ron DeSantis has been running – hard – for the White House for months, campaigning in all but name from Ohio and Michigan to Israel and Japan.

But on May 24, he made it official. Now the fight between Florida’s two political headliners, DeSantis and former President Donald Trump, gets real.