Kamala Harris is officially jumping into the race for the White House. The California senator made the announcement Monday morning on Good Morning America.
JUST IN: @KamalaHarris on announcing she will be running for president in 2020: "I feel a responsibility to stand up and fight for who we are." https://t.co/qUX1sERxxZ pic.twitter.com/NcSHFTRIny
— Good Morning America (@GMA) January 21, 2019
If elected she could make history on several fronts, as a woman, as an African-American and someone of Indian descent. This all played a role in why she decided to make the announcement on MLK day.
.@KamalaHarris on why she is announcing she will be running for president on #MLKDay: MLK "was aspirational like our country is aspirational…we know that we've not yet reached those ideals but our strength is that we fight to reach those ideals." https://t.co/qUX1sERxxZ pic.twitter.com/1vu46SLZA1
— Good Morning America (@GMA) January 21, 2019
Watch her first campaign video above.
