Ron DeSantis launches 2024 White House bid - BBC News<br />Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has filed paperwork confirming that he will run for US president in 2024.<br /><br />The 44-year-old is former president Donald Trump's chief rival for the Republican Party nomination.<br /><br />DeSantis has restricted sex education and black history lessons in Florida schools. He also banned transgender athletes from girls' sports and blocked gender-affirming care for trans youth.<br /> <br />
