Dem Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Announces Run For Presidency

January 11, 2019 2020 Elections, Politics

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said Friday she will run for president in 2020. “I have decided to run and will be making a formal announcement within the next week,” the Hawaii Democrat told CNN’s Van Jones during an interview slated to air at 7 p.m. Saturday on CNN’s “The Van Jones Show.”

Gabbard, an Iraq War veteran, currently serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. She is the first American Samoan and the first Hindu member of Congress.

“There are a lot of reasons for me to make this decision. There are a lot of challenges that are facing the American people that I’m concerned about and that I want to help solve,” she said, listing health care access, criminal justice reform and climate change as key platform issues.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says she will run for president in 2020. "I have decided to run and will be making a formal announcement within the next week," the Hawaii Democrat and Iraq War veteran told CNN's @VanJones68 https://t.co/5BzVi2JMFq pic.twitter.com/nNNmGCED5C

— CNN (@CNN) January 11, 2019

.⁦⁦@TulsiGabbard⁩ says she will run for president in 2020 – ⁦@CNNPolitics⁩ — I am so proud that she picked @Cnn and the #VanJonesShow to make her announcement!! https://t.co/iQx1Rccc4q

— Van Jones (@VanJones68) January 11, 2019