Marianne Williamson, a self-help author and spiritual adviser, has launched her presidential campaign, making her the first Democrat to challenge President Biden in 2024.
Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson in the spin room of a presidential debate in Detroit in 2019.Marianne Williamson, the self-help author and spiritual adviser, launched her 2024 presidential campaign Saturday in an unlikely space: Union Station, the Washington, D.C., transportation hub where commuters catch Amtrak and metro trains.
“It is our job to create a vision of justice and love that is so powerful that it will override the forces of hatred and injustice and fear," Williamson told a crowd gathered in the station’s East Hall."I, as of today, am a candidate for the office of President of the United States." Throughout much of her announcement speech, Williamson railed against economic inequality and the U.S. governing system, which she called"intrinsically corrupt.""I'm not saying one person can fix it, I'm not saying even one president can fix it. But let me tell you something, a president who lays it down and says it like it is would do a lot of good," she said.moments during the campaign, she did not gain any real traction as a candidate.
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