William Weld Announces GOP Challenge To President Trump
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Bill Weld: Trump to face 2020 Republican challengeUS President Donald Trump is facing a longshot challenge from within his own party ahead of next year's White House election.
Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld has become the first Republican to challenge Mr Trump in 2020.
Mr Weld, 73, has released a campaign video contrasting his style with the current president's.
But he faces an uphill battle to take over a Republican party that has been refashioned in Mr Trump's image.
Mr Weld was governor of Massachusetts from 1991-97 after serving in the justice department under President Ronald Reagan....
From the Right
William Weld: Trump Needs Someone to Challenge His StancesIt's important to have somebody who will "put the president to his proofs" and to challenge him on his stances, former two-term Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, who has announced his primary challenge against President Donald Trump, said Tuesday.
"You ask him some questions, like, why do you think it's good to insult our military allies, why do you praise dictators?" Weld told MSNBC's "Morning Joe." "Is it because you wish the United States was more dictatorial? I'm afraid that might be the case. Why are you so angry about everything...
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Trump Gets His First Official GOP Challenger With Bill Weld AnnouncementFormer Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld officially entered the 2020 Republican presidential primary on Monday, giving Donald Trump the first serious intra-party challenge to a sitting president since Pat Buchanan ran against George H.W. Bush a quarter-century ago.
“I really think if we have six more years of the same stuff we’ve had out of the White House the last two years, that would be a political tragedy and I would fear for the republic,” Weld said during an appearance on CNN. “I would be ashamed of myself if I didn’t...
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