Former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh announces he will challenge Trump in Republican primary

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Posted on AllSides August 25, 2019

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Former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh announced on Sunday that he will run against Donald Trump in the Republican primary for president. The conservative talk show host said during ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" that he's running because Trump is "unfit" and "somebody needs to step up."

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