Republican Will Hurd Launches Long-Shot 2024 Bid to Dethrone ‘Lawless’ Trump
- Former CIA officer from Texas served three terms in the House
- He called Trump ‘lawless, selfish failed politician’ in launch
Will Hurd
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Former Texas Representative Will Hurd filed paperwork to run for president, calling 2024 GOP frontrunner Donald Trump a “lawless, selfish failed politician” who cost his party wins over the past four years.
A moderate Republican from Texas once seen as a rising star, Hurd on Thursday joined an increasingly large field of long-shot candidates, taking on Trump directly in a fashion that only former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has done so far in the primary.