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Beto O’Rourke Launches 2020 Campaign

April Ryan
March 14, 2019

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FILE – In this Feb. 15, 2019, file photo Beto O’Rourke tells reporters he plans to make a decision soon on whether to get in the race for president in Madison, Wis. O’Rourke says he has made up his mind about a 2020 presidential run and will announce his intentions “soon.” (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Beto O’Rourke announced his 2020 presidential campaign. Beto made the announcement in Iowa and on social media.

I am running to serve you as the next president. The challenges we face are the greatest in living memory. No one person can meet them on their own. Only this country can do that, and only if we build a movement that includes all of us. Say you’re in: https://t.co/EKLdkVET2u pic.twitter.com/lainXyvG2n

— Beto O’Rourke (@BetoORourke) March 14, 2019

AURN Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan speaks with DNC Chair Tom Perez.

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April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan