Kagro in the Morning - May 24, 2023

<p><strong>David Waldman</strong> and <strong>Greg Dworkin</strong>! <a href= "https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/5/24/2171062/-Kagro-in-the-Morning-is-LIVE-at-9-AM-ET" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>KITM Wednesday!</em></a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-tries-to-hijack-desantis-2024-announcement-day-with-insult-packed-rant/ar-AA1bCHsQ?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=65433900fb1c4b0891fe91356196da84&ei=36" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Everyone expected</a> Ron DeSantis to <a href= "https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/5/24/2170994/-Abbreviated-Pundit-Roundup-Ron-DeSantis-takes-the-expected-plunge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">run for president</a>. Except for maybe Ron DeSantis, who is probably <a href= "https://twitter.com/mattklewis/status/1661320339832406016" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">pretty shocked</a> that <a href= "https://twitter.com/SarahLongwell25/status/1661339693982556161" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he did decide</a> to go for it. Of course, if Ron did not run, $200 million would <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/us/politics/ron-desantis-2024-super-pac.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">just be sitting in the bank</a>, not going into anyone’s pockets, and what good is that? The <a href= "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/ron-desantis-presidential-bid-campaign-elon-musk-rcna85288?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email" target="_blank" rel="noopener">actual surprise</a> is that DeSantis will<a href= "https://twitter.com/JLCauvin/status/1661380706121969667" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"> launch his presidential bid</a> with Elon Musk, <a href= "https://twitter.com/semaforben/status/1661092849264279564" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">on Twitter</a>. Here’s looking forward to the first DeSantis town hall <a href= "https://twitter.com/JoJoFromJerz/status/1661385714850775050" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on Tumblr</a>. If CNN want to represent true journalism, they’d… <a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/23/cnn