Democrat Gabbard wants to run in 2020 against Trump

The democratic members Tulsi Gabbard wants to run in 2020 in the presidential election against the Republican incumbent, Donald Trump . This they announced in a TV Interview. "I have to compete to be decided and will make within the next week a formal announcement," said the 37-year-old on Friday CNN.

The politician would be in the case of an electoral success of the youngest head of state in US history. Gabbard represents Hawaii in the house of representatives. The Iraq veteran, the first Hindu member of the US Congress and is a member of the foreign Affairs Committee of the house of representatives.

For your decision, there are "many reasons". "There are many challenges facing the American people, I get Worried and to cope with the I want to help." She wanted to make "the issue of war and peace" in the center of their campaign.

In the critics because of Assad's visit to

Gabbard 2017 has been criticized, as they met during a visit to the civil war country Syria, not only refugees, and the leader of the opposition, but secretly also ruler Bashar al-Assad. When the visit became public, she explained that she had not planned the encounter originally. When she was offered the opportunity, she says, because from their point of view, every opportunity must be used, "to end this war, bring the Syrian people so much suffering".

at the end of December had already brought the democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts, for the election of 2020. It is expected that Ex-Vice President Joe Biden, senators Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Corey Booker and Kirsten Gillibrand for the Democrats in the race could go. The former housing Minister under Ex-President Barack Obama, Julian Castro, has recently established a campaign Committee. (sda)

Created: 12.01.2019, 05:51 PM