
(Scypre.com) – Conservative radio talk show host and former California gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder is jumping into the race for the White House, joining a growing field of candidates taking on former President Donald Trump. Republican presidential nomination. Elder announced his candidacy for president in an interview with Tucker Carlson. America is in decline, but it isn’t inevitable.
We can enter a new American Golden Age, but we need a leader who can bring us there. Elder wrote in his statement that he is running for President. Elder, a conservative commentator and popular nationally syndicated radio host, easily topped the field of replacement candidates in California’s gubernatorial recall election in September 2021. Gavin Newsom convincingly survived. When the governor was reelected last year, Elder passed on taking on him a second time.
With an announcement coming in the early spring, the former attorney and author had been flirting with a White House run for months. Elder highlighted that he made a number of recent trips to Iowa and New Hampshire, the two states that lead off the GOP presidential nominating calendar, to meet with conservative leaders and activists in the early voting states.
According to the conservative host, who’s Black, the top issues in the election are inflation, energy, and border security. He wants to highlight the plight of children in America being born to parents who aren’t married and to target what he argues is a lie about systemic racism.
When Larry Elder isn’t laying out an extreme agenda that doubles down on abortion bans, he’s cozying up to Donald Trump. The former ambassador to the United Nations suggested abolishing Medicare. In February, multi-millionaireentrepreneur, best-selling author and conservative commentator Vivek Ramaswamy launched his campaign.
Two-term Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to enter the race after the Florida legislative session ends next month. Mike Pence, the former Vice President, said he will make a announcement in the coming weeks.
Sen. Tim Scott launched a presidential exploratory committee. And former two-term Govs. Hutchinson is expected to announce his candidacy for president in Arkansas next week. Meanwhile, New Hampshire Gov. Sununu was a two-term Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is considering a presidential bid.
Elder received the most votes in the failed effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2021. The radio host and regular Fox News commentator emerged from the crowded field of candidates tout his opposition to Covid-19 restrictions and attacking abortion rights.
He entered a crowded GOP primary field that included former President Donald Trump, former South Carolina Governor and former Ambassador to the United Nations, and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott launched a presidential exploratory committee earlier this month. Chris Sununu and former Vice President Mike Pence are considering a bid. Elder said that members of his family have served in the military motivated him to run. Elder told Tucker Carlson that he didn’t feel good about being the only one who didn’t serve.
Elder attended Brown University and the University of Michigan Law School.
Larry Elder, a conservative talk radio host who tried to replace the California governor in a failed recall effort, is running for the Republican presidential nomination in four years. Elder made the announcement on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and followed it up with a post on his verified account. America is in decline, but it isn’t inevitable.
We can enter a new American Golden Age, but we need a leader who can bring us there. He wrote, “That’s why I’m running for President.”.
The Republican field includes former President Donald Trump and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is anentrepreneur. President Joe Biden plans to seek reelection.
Elder made his first bid for public office in 2021, when he received the most votes out of 46 people who were hoping to replace California Gov. A recall effort is underway. The vote count in the replacement contest was irrelevant because a majority of voters voted against removing Newsom.
Elder’s role as a foil to Newsom helped inspire voters to reject the recall, according to some Democrats. Elder was attacked for his support of Trump and his conservative positions, such as opposing abortion rights and restrictions imposed to slow the spread of Covid-19.
Elder said the experience of running for office, and the millions of votes he received, showed he had a message that voters would like. He is a frequent guest on Fox News and other right-wing media and has a following among conservatives through his radio programs.
Elder, who’s Black, has criticized Democrats’ “woke” agenda, Black Lives Matter and the notion of systemic racism, positions that have put him at odds with many other Black people. Elder showed a gun to a former fiancée during an argument. Elder denied the allegations.