Despite previously having no issues with 3.3 million listeners for a Twitter Spaces event with BBC, it only took a few hundred thousand listeners for the collaboration between Ron DeSantis and Elon Musk to end in abject failure.
The goal was for DeSantis to use the edgy and cool Twitter Spaces tech to launch his campaign. The outcome was an embarrassing display of a billionaire funded national campaign trying too hard to launch a candidacy built on transparent fraud and political pretense. The memes coming from the disastrous event are hilarious, and very fitting.
Fox News – Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign announcement was mired by repeated technical glitches on Twitter Wednesday evening, in a black eye for the social media platform.
The highly-anticipated announcement, set to be made via a conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk and tech entrepreneur David Sacks on Twitter’s “Spaces” feature, was delayed as it appeared the platform was overwhelmed. Twitter’s mobile app repeatedly crashed and users complained that they were unable to hear the broadcast.
Nearly 700,000 users logged in to hear the announcement roughly 20 minutes after it was launched. The event was then abruptly shut down without explanation. […] Twitter users pummeled Musk over the botched rollout, and Democrats were quick to capitalize. (read more)
WASHINGTON DC – […] The spectacle represented a major embarrassment for both DeSantis and Elon Musk, Twitter’s relatively new owner, one that could haunt the former as he embarks on a bid to win the GOP’s nomination and the latter as he tries to position himself as a political kingmaker in the new media landscape.
DeSantis was slated to do additional interviews on more traditional mediums Wednesday night, where he will likely face questions about his launch on Twitter.
Musk has used Twitter Spaces before as a way to directly reach his 140 million followers and avoid going through outside media. However, his Twitter Spaces — which have drawn tens of thousands of listeners in the past — have been known to shut down suddenly due to technical glitches. Ever since Musk bought Twitter last October, he’s laid off nearly two-thirds of the employees, including large swaths of engineering staff, leading to shutdowns and regular technical problems on the platform.
Wednesday’s Twitter Spaces marks the first time the audio-only feature on the platform has been used for a presidential launch. Spaces first publicly launched in May 2021 and mimicked the audio-only app ClubHouse that launched in April 2020, but has faced a shrinking user base in recent years.
Sacks called the event “the biggest room that’s probably ever been assembled online.” The number of viewers fluctuated throughout the conversation, hitting at least 682,000 at one point, but holding mostly between 200,000 and 300,000 later on. (read more)
This is the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to a presidential candidate and it’s not close. Just hold a rally.
— David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) May 24, 2023
Weird how these were already taken off the trending list. I'm sure it's coincidence and not election influencing… https://t.co/QBkf8tI2y2
— David Giglio (@DavidGiglioCA) May 24, 2023
That's odd… 🤔 3.3 million were able to listen to the BBC and Musk Twitter Spaces with no issues.
DeSantis has bad ju-ju… 🥴 pic.twitter.com/0GunBCISOB
— TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) May 24, 2023
Everybody is laughing at @GovRonDeSantis now lmfao. He canceled an event in his hometown bc he knew he'd get ratio'd at his own launch, so he chose to hide in Twitter spaces & it's been a catastrophic mess. My life is complete 😂🤣 #MAGA #DeSimps https://t.co/Kjejo85e3m
— Tommy Egan (@tommyegan1776) May 24, 2023
https://twitter.com/DC_Draino/status/1661498563120209921
Desantis’ twitter space is a dumpster fire hahahah
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) May 24, 2023
Even Uncle Festerman is Cringing
Very good.
A thousand updoots 👇
Edit 👍🏼
I heard uncle Fester person is angling for an ambassador position to north Korea….
He could feed a Nork family for months.
That was so bad, it was good! <grins>
True, but their digestive systems are not used to so much fatty meat.
So funny but such an insult to the real Uncle Fester
😳 😂 🤣 😂 😅
My theory is that they tried to artifically pump up the listenership numbers with bots and it ended up backfiring
he should know better than that!
Stick a fork in him, he’s done.
Not so fast…these people know how to prop up dead bodies.
Not only that, I believe tonight the donor billionaires are getting together to raise money in FL–expected to bring in 200 MILLION.
That buys a lot of pretty ads all over the U.S.
Call the printer we need more ballots!
A weightlifting accident, or suicide by two shots in the back?
And then, once it started working, all RD did was read a script and have his donors ask him questions. It was so boring.
I think it is even more hilarious that Musk crashed. The guy is a scam artist on steroids and not nearly as smart, or brilliant or awesome as the media and he would have you believe.
There is nothing of substance behind the curtain. All PR.
Sundance has said repeatedly that Jacks Coffee shop is run by the government. So what is the surprise here?
I don’t think bots crashed it, but good point.
Rich Baris said that the DeSantis bots were released yesterday to attack Trump Supporter posts.
😂🤣😂
Instant karma is always a blessing 😀
Can’t wait.
Wow. That looks a lot like Team Project for a New American Century.
Need a picture of David “Ball ” Sacks on there
This poster should be featured in a museum of horrors.
I thought that “Turk” guy was a raging progressive, a Dem.
Psyops. Control the narrative in nearly all channels.
But Trump won’t be 🙂
RD definitely went on a diet. It’s the message, not the bod, Ron!
What a Doofus RD is for believing he has any future beyond the office PDJT got him elected too.
With what RD has shown us here in Florida and this country and being duped by Disney twice is a direct reflection of him and his brain dead overlords.
I will sleep well tonight 🙂
I only managed to listen to a couple of minutes before it ended abruptly. A complete disaster.
According to Jack Posobiec there were no foreign policy questions. Nothing on Ukraine or China. It’s great that RdS is opposed to the “woke” agenda and is banning drag queen story hours but I want to know what DeSantis will do to keep the world out of WW3. No other issue comes close to this in importance. The very future of this planet is at stake.
Disappointed that Musk and Sacks didn’t bring up the foreign policy questions. I know both are very much opposed to Biden’s insane proxy war with Russia.
I reckon his wife will divorce him once he’s been recalled, and we should recall him for lying to the voters and changing the rules.
“Recall Ron – Recall Ron!”
(I understand that it can’t actually be done in Florida but I think that it would be good if it bacame a “household question” – “Would you vote to recall Governor De Santis if it became possible to do so?”)
Fl. Laws CAN be changed. Dont’ca know…🤔
There was a posting made by Sundance in the past couple months that mentioned that the GOPe is going to push the social issues (wokeness, transsexual rights, CRT, etc.) front and center during the campaign season in a play to make the voters forget about economic and foreign policy issues.
Eh / Oh you gotta:
De_sand_inna_da_gears
How’d dat happen…….SD…..you funny guy!
This is what you get when all of your support staff and tech people are DEI / political hires instead of experienced professional personnel rising thru merit.
Or maybe, it was Devine intervention!
Either way, crash and burn, beatch!
Lololol 😂😂😂😂😂!
There are two pools of talent for support and tech staff. DEI / political hires, and ex-feds / ex-cops. And both will guarantee a crash and burn. lol
Aren’t they the same?
😂😂😂😂💥
The famous Trump curse!
TRUMP QUICKSAND!
And, who’s up next for their turn in the barrel? I forgot.
Elon trying to make a Trump out of a meatball. King maker in fantasy land.
Chef Boy RD
Lol‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
🏆 you win 🤣
Is it at all possible that Elon “made it so”?
Don’t think Musk would purposefully hurt his brand.
Unless it was teaching a lesson……
Houston, they have a problem! 🤣
Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly.
It was better than Obamacare,
I think.
Is Elon Musk secretly on team Trump? MAGA!
that’s what I would like to know!
You never know.
Smartest little girl in America.
Poor Rino Ron!
Engines on fire and he’s still on the runway!
Elon and his star has fallen and he has never been the savior so many thought.
It won’t be long before Tuck Tuck shows us what he truly is also.
I’m old enough to remember when righteous presidential candidates came down stairs to a live audience in order to announce.
To resounding applause.
He’d need high heels to make an impression. He’s just a blob in Trump’s shadow.
Was that really Nicolle Wallace over in the corner, totally stress-eating a hit dog with Bun?
(in the photo of Elon and Rupert at the Super Bowl – I don’t know who the blond lady is on Elon’s right)
Was that where they hatched the plan for THIS?
Daughter of No Name.
He’s PDJT’s 2 o’clock shadow.
😂🤣😅😆😂
Couldn’t t happen to a nicer guy
DeSasters theme song LOL:
Very nice!
I am also a big fan of Jeff Beck Group version!
Clicky. . .
Jeff Beck Group – Going Down – YouTube
RIP Jeff Beck!
Butthurt heard round the world!
And it’s only the FIRST day of his campaign. . .
Rich guys don’t throw good money after bad.
Ron’s fair weather friends are already discussing plan B.
SD you’re having way too much fun. 🤣🤣🤣
Poor little high iq? rich boy Elon has done gone and backed the wrong horse. Tsk tsk.
Well meatball has 2 shows on Fox after this
The dead Twit Bird!
😂🤣😂
I am trying not to laugh. He should have stuck to the more traditional approach. His advisors are idiots! Well.
“MoPar2020’s” picture post above confirms your comment.
Why try not to? Have at it! This is an hilarious evening…
Between Antifa and MAGA, the GOPe is now thoroughly frightened of the American people.
But $millions ($billions?) spent on inane ads will overcome that. Just ask Jeb! or Kasich.
I detest the little shit, but no one saw this coming.
I was reading about Tina Turner’s death and Fix 🦊News put a huge red band over the article asking, “do you want to listen to Ron DeSantis…?” . I couldn’t find the x fast enough!! 🤨
Nice try, Faux!!
Tina is way more likable and talented than any deSoros. G-d bless you, Tina.
Wow 700,000 people listening to him, must be better than some of us think. crash and twitter not being very nice before
it started.
Blimey, not exactly a rip roaring success.
The launch successfully landed DeSantis, the little ingrate, where he belongs.
The Governor’s office in Tallahassee.
Top Guv crashed and burned. Methinks God had a hand in this.
Glorious Godwinks are beginning to pile up.
Wahhh-wahhh
Should have had it on AM radio and let people guess what frequency.
Hysterical, funny. 🤣😂🤣😂
And now we see why there’s talk again of Glenn Youngkin re-entering the presidential race. The Meatball is flopping all over the place and the GOPe is panicking and looking for better alternatives.
What a disaster. Good thing we see now that DeSanctimonious is a total phony and inept at running a national campaign!
I think it was brave of DeSantis to have his coming-out party in a flaming Tesla. I look forward to the pronoun reveal.
LOL!
That is funny!!
Ron DeSantis Is/Was/Goodbye.
Dumbass
” Well,….. Bye.”
Sad Tuba..
JohnnyMAGA… gone!
Whoda trunk it. The beginning of the highly orchestrated DeSantis crash and burn campaign. Money can’t buy you luv, sorry about that suckers.
Dems had the servers for that feed throttled. Twitter runs on servers Musk doesn’t control
Why would they?
Taking out PDJT is a task both wings of the Uniparty are committed to.
This reminds me of the Obamacare rollout. Too funny……..
How ‘Presdential’. /s
Stepped outside a minute ago. Wind was coming out from the Panhandle.
Smelt like rank, rotted, scorched meatballs blowing in the wind.
Had to go back inside and puke 🤮!!!!!!!
Did he have enough time to formally announce his POTUS campaign before the Musk induced Crash?
The Russians are at it again.
I can’t recall a previous POTUS candidate becoming such a perfect target for opponents and others to make masterful jokes about or ridicule. If God had wanted to send DeSantis a message or several warnings about the prudence of NOT running, he’s succeeded and made millions laugh.
Really Sucks when your campaign STARTS with a train wreck!
It’s too bad, he had a bright future… in 2028.
Please clap…
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/110426138457832116
This is a good one!!
🤣 🤣 🤣
I think Musk wanted to get to one million views before launching. I was one thinking after 15 minutes of nothing what is happening?? At that time I see about 500000 loged in
Ronnie … d’ya like movies about Gladiators? D’ya shop for tuck-under pants at Target?
Do we have clearance, Clarence?
Surely DeSantis was joking?
Roger, Roger…
“¹Sorry for the delayed posting today. Lots of sand put to good use. 😁”
It sure was Sundance, hahaha!
I wonder if Gutfeld will have anything funny to say about this fiasco or will he be afraid of being dumped like Tucker by the pro Desantis Murdochs for jumping aboard the endless DeSantis joke train.