Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld officially announces that he's running for president, becoming the first Republican to mount a primary challenge against Pres. Trump.
that he was was considering a primary challenge because "we don't have six more years of the antics frankly, for want of a better word, that we've seen the last two years. I think that would be bad for the country and I don't care who knows it."
"There's plenty of play, there's plenty of play here," Weld argued when asked about how he plans to chip Republicans away from Trump, who'sBut Weld says he’s "confident" he can lure enough Republicans into his camp to make the primary a serious fight for the president. "What you see now is the president is popular with the state party apparatuses and they work with him and he's giving them orders saying, 'Don't let any fresh air in here.
And according to Weld, his success in 2020 will be hinged on primary states where independents can vote will be key. And with the release of the redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report looming this week, Weld echoed Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe in saying "he may not be a Russian asset but he might as well be."
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