Senator Cory Booker has made his announcement on the first day of Black History Month that he will run for president in 2020.
In a morning tweet and an email to his supporters featuring his first campaign video, the New Jersey Democrat made it official that he was seeking to run for president after weeks of speculation, writing: “I’m running for president. Join me on this journey.”
“The history of our nation is defined by collective action; by interwoven destinies of slaves and abolitionists; of those born here and those who chose America as home; of those who took up arms to defend our country, and those who linked arms to challenge and change it,” Booker narrates in a video released on Friday morning, which features him walking through his Newark neighborhood.
The Democratic field of candidates continues to grow. Booker now campaigns launched by Sen. Kamala Harris of California; former San Antonio mayor and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro; Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii; and former Rep. John Delaney of Maryland. Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Kirsten Gillibrand and Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana.
Source: Cory Booker announces presidential bid for 2020 election ‘Together, America, we will rise’
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