Ron DeSantis announced his White House bid in a glitch-plagued Twitter event in which he vowed to lead a "Great American Comeback".

The social media platform appeared to be overwhelmed as more than half a million people attempted to tune in to hear Mr DeSantis declare his candidacy.

But it was almost 30 minutes into the broadcast before the Florida governor got to deliver his much-anticipated line: “I am running for president of the United States to lead our great American comeback".

The debacle overshadowed what should have been a rousing 2024 campaign launch that the DeSantis team had teased for months.

The event was held with Twitter owner Elon Musk, and host David Sacks, who said the hiccups were down to the sheer volume of people tuning in and "melting the servers".

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