Former Republican Congressman, Joe Walsh set to go against Trump in Republican primaries

A former Republican Congressman, Joe Walsh, who was once a supporter of President Trump is set to go against Trump in Republican primaries. The former congressman said, “we can’t take four more years of Donald Trump”.

Appearing on ABC’s “This Week,” the former Illinois congressman, now a radio talk-show host, called Trump “completely unfit to be president.”

He said he was launching his quixotic bid because “nobody in the Republican Party stepped up” despite what he described as deep dismay over Trump’s performance.

“He’s nuts. He’s erratic. He’s cruel. He stokes bigotry. He’s incompetent. He doesn’t know what he’s doing.

“Everybody believes, in the Republican Party, everybody believes he’s unfit,” said Walsh, a tea party stalwart with his own history of inflammatory comments who formerly represented a suburban Chicago district before losing his seat in 2012.

“He lies every time he opens his mouth,” Walsh added.

Walsh’s announcement that he would contest the 2020 Republican nomination followed a head-spinning week, even by the turbulent standards of Trump’s administration. Over a period of days, the president engaged in a series of striking policy gyrations and a stream of provocative commentary.

Polls suggest that a large majority of Republican voters approve of the direction in which Trump has taken the party.

A significant minority disapproves, which could provide a base for a challenge, but because the Republicans have “winner take all” rules in many primaries, a challenger might end up with no convention delegates even if the candidate won a large share of votes.