Headline Roundup August 25, 2019
Joe Walsh Announces He Will Run in Republican Primary
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Former Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh announced Sunday morning that he is running for president as a Republican, challenging President Trump in the GOP primary race, while delivering a blistering attack on the president's character and qualifications. Walsh blasted the president for his social media habits and general behavior.
USA TODAY
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."
The Washington Post
Former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh announced Sunday that he will challenge President Trump in the 2020 primary, becoming the second Republican to wage a bid against the president.
Walsh, a talk-radio host, was elected to Congress in 2010 as part of the tea party wave and served one term. He has described himself as an immigration hard-liner and said he would not challenge Trump from the center but from the right and on moral grounds.
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