Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) is mounting a run for the White House, according to a Politico report, making him one of the first Democrats to challenge President Trump in 2020.
An aide to Swalwell declined to confirm the Politico report, but noted that the three-term congressman has raised the prospect of a presidential bid in interviews and television appearances for months.
The aide said that with the midterm elections out of the way and the recent birth of his second child, Swalwell planned to “hunker down over the next month and consider what to do.”
The California Democrat could announce his decision sometime in the first part of 2019, the aide told The Hill. – READ MORE