WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Former Republican House representative Joe Walsh on Sunday said he will challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican Party's presidential nomination in 2020.
"Friends, I'm in. We can't take four more years of Donald Trump. And that's why I'm running for President," Walsh tweeted.
"It won't be easy, but bravery is never easy. But together, we can do it. Join me... join us," he said.
The conservative radio host also unveiled his campaign on ABC's "This Week."
Walsh was elected to the House in 2010 as part of the Tea Party wave but lost reelection in 2012 and has since hosted a radio talk show.
The Republican voted for Trump in 2016 but over the past year has emerged as a fierce critic of the president, local media reported.
It would be a tough fight for other Republican contenders to run against Trump, as a January Gallup poll showed that 88 percent of Republicans approve of the job Trump is doing.
