Joe Walsh announces Republican challenge to Trump | TheHill – The Hill

Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) on Sunday announced he would mount a primary challenge to President TrumpDonald John TrumpDavid Axelrod after Ginsburg cancer treatment: Supreme Court vacancy could ‘tear this country apart’ EU says it will ‘respond in kind’ if US slaps tariffs on France Ginsburg again leaves Supreme Court with an uncertain future MORE.

The conservative radio host unveiled his campaign on ABC’s “This Week.”

“We’ve got a guy in the White House who is unfit, completely unfit to be president, and it stuns me that nobody stepped up, nobody in the Republican Party stepped up, because I’ll tell you what, George, everybody believes in the Republican party, everybody believes that he’s unfit,” Walsh told ABC’s George StephanopoulosGeorge Robert Stephanopoulos‘Good Morning America’ co-host apologizes for mocking Prince George’s love of ballet ABC unveils moderators for third Democratic debate Bret Baier calls out Trump for lashing out at Fox News polls: ‘Fox has not changed’ MORE. “He lies every time he opens his mouth.” 

“I’m running because he’s unfit, somebody needs to step up and there needs to be an alternative. The country is sick of this guy’s tantrum, he’s a child,” Joe Walsh tells @GStephanopoulos when asked about GOP support for Trump https://t.co/bLWbG7aCAU pic.twitter.com/KeFCo7sJmL

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) August 25, 2019

Walsh was elected to the House in 2010 as part of the Tea Party wave and served one term. He began as a strong supporter of President Trump but over the past year has emerged as a fierce critic of the president. On Sunday, he apologized for tweets Stephanopoulos described as racist and sexist as well as his “personal” criticism of former President Obama, acknowledging the role it played in creating today’s politics.

“I helped create Trump. There’s not doubt about that. The personal, ugly politics,” he said. “I regret that. And I’m sorry for that. And now we’ve got a guy in the White House, that’s all he does.”

Friends, I’m in. We can’t take four more years of Donald Trump. And that’s why I’m running for President.

It won’t be easy, but bravery is never easy. But together, we can do it. Join me… join us: go to https://t.co/d40HA9h2Kz.

Let’s show the world we’re ready to be brave.

— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) August 25, 2019 

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