Republican DeSantis begins presidential bid in Trump's shadow

Republican governor Ron DeSantis kicked off his 2024 presidential campaign tour in Iowa on Tuesday by pitching himself as the best alternative to Donald Trump. Though he did not name the septuagenarian ex-president directly during his speech, DeSantis, 44, nevertheless evoked Trump, attempting to draw a study of parallels and contrasts. America needs an “energetic” president capable of serving two terms, he said, a reference to the fact that Trump is constitutionally limited to one more four-year stint in office. “Leadership is not about entertainment,” DeSantis told Iowans. “It’s about...