"America is in decline, but this decline is not inevitable," Elder said in a Thursday evening tweet. "We can enter a new American Golden Age, but we must choose a leader who can bring us there. That’s why I’m running for President."
Baldwin has maintained that the gun discharged accidentally, claiming that he did not pull the trigger, even though an FBI forensic report concluded that the weapon could not have fired without the trigger being pulled.
Former President Donald Trump criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in an interview with Breitbart News at the National Rifle Association (NRA) convention, saying DeSantis should be responding to the flood in Fort Lauderdale instead of campaigning.