United States Senator Bernie Sanders has announced his willingness to run for office in 2020 if he is considered the “best candidate” to beat current US President Donald Trump.
“If it turns out that I am the best candidate to beat Donald Trump, then I will probably run,” said Sanders speaking to the New York Magazine on Monday.
The Vermont lawmaker, however, stressed that Trump’s defeat was his first priority and pledged to support any other candidate who may have a stronger chance at defeating him.
“If there’s somebody else who appears who can, for whatever reason, do a better job than me, I’ll work my ass off to elect him or her.”
“I don’t wake up in the morning with any burning desire that I have to be president,” added Sanders.
Sanders, a progressive independent, had enormous success raising about $230 million in mostly small-dollar and online donations during his 2016 presidential bid, easing himself of relying on…