His declared reasons for running? Gun control and Russia, guaranteeing he tanked even before he declared officially. His dad supports Trump. Don’t nuke me, bro.
Via Fox News:
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., officially entered the 2020 White House race Monday night but his campaign video fell flat with some social media users.
The 38-year-old four-term congressman made the announcement during a taping Monday of CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” He released campaign videos on his Twitter and YouTube pages.
“I’ve been in Congress for six years, I’ve defended our country from the Intelligence Committee while democracy has been on the ropes… and I see a country in quicksand, unable to solve problems and threats from abroad, unable to make life better for people here at home. Nothing gets done,” Swalwell told Colbert.
The congressman tweeted: “Are you ready America? Let’s go big, be bold, and do good!”
The video on YouTube received more than 3,200 dislikes and more than 950 comments as of Tuesday afternoon of people criticizing Swalwell over his controversial tweet from November in which he mentioned a “short war” and government nukes while discussing gun rights.