Bill Weld, the Harvard-educated former Massachusetts governor whose name appeared next to presidential candidate Gary Johnson’s on the Libertarian ticket in 2016, officially announced on Monday that he is going to challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020. And while he’s calling for a return to “principles” and “dignity,” Weld clearly isn’t shy about using some of Trump’s most-maligned past comments against him.
“It is time for patriotic men and women across our great nation to stand and plant a flag,” Weld said in a statement announcing his candidacy Monday. “It is time to return to the principles of Lincoln – equality, dignity, and opportunity for all. There is no greater cause on earth than to preserve what truly makes America great. I am ready to lead that fight.”
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