Chesnot via Getty Images Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he will focus on gun control and his Beyond Coal initiative. Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire entrepreneur who was elected mayor of New York City as both a Republican and an independent, announced Tuesday that he will not run for president as a Democrat in the 2020 election. Bloomberg re-registered as a Democrat last October, nearly two decades after he left the party and successfully ran for mayor of New York City as a Republican in 2001. Since the last presidential election, Bloomberg has repeatedly and loudly criticized President Donald Trump. He poured $100 million of his own money into his third campaign for New York City mayor and donated over $110 million to help Democrats win during the 2018 midterms.

Source: Huffington Post March 05, 2019 21:13 UTC