BOSTON - William Weld, a former governor of Massachusetts who two years ago ran for vice-president on the Libertarian Party ticket, on Monday became the first Republican to challenge President Donald Trump in the 2020 primaries. William Weld speaks during a New England Council "Politics & Eggs" breakfast in Bedford, N.H. On Monday, April 15, 2019, Weld became the first Republican to announce a primary challenge to President Donald Trump in the 2020 primaries. The move by Weld makes Trump the first incumbent president since George H.W. While holding the line on spending and taxes, Weld as governor embraced liberal positions at odds with national Republicans on abortion and gay rights. Weld fired back at Helms, suggesting it was un-American for Helms to refuse to hold a public hearing on a high-profile ambassadorial nomination.

Source: thestar April 15, 2019 21:26 UTC