Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will not seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. president in 2020 but will instead launch an effort aimed at combating climate change, he said on Tuesday.
A billionaire who could have sunk millions of his own dollars into a campaign, Bloomberg had publicly toyed with running and has become a vocal critic of Republican President Donald Trump. He spent millions of dollars last year helping Democrats retake control of the U.S. House of Representatives in congressional elections and has invested in advocating for sweeping gun-control laws.
Bloomberg, 77, made his 2020 announcement in an opinion piece on the site of Bloomberg News, the company he runs.
He said he was mindful of the difficulty of prevailing in the Democratic Party nominating primary process, especially given the leftward turn the party has taken in recent years.
“I believe I would defeat Donald Trump in a general election,” Bloomberg wrote. “But I am clear-eyed about the difficulty of winning the Democratic nomination in such a crowded field.”
Why doesn’t he run as an independent on the Republican ticket?
BS”D meant last time he ran
He knows that The Rebbe MHM wants Trump.👍
BH he ain’t running. We shouldn’t forget his statement about the people with the black hats – clothing. That was enough to understand how much he loves a chasidic Jew.
It’s too bad he still has all that money to help destroy this once great country.
BS”D He must be joking if he thinks he or anyone for that matter can come close to defeating DT, does he forget how he failed miserably the last time he won, and what would they call his girlfriend- the first girlfriend