JUST IN: Wayne Messam, the little-known mayor of Miramar, Florida, announces he is running for president
Messam, in a highly produced video released to CNN, tells voters that he is running for president and rails against what he calls a"broken" federal government in Washington, DC."When you have a senior citizen who can't afford her prescription medicine, Washington is broken. When our scientists are telling us if we don't make drastic changes today, the quality of our air will be in peril, Washington is broken," Messam says in the video.
's final march, when King marched with sanitation workers who were on strike in Memphis.In an interview with CNN ahead of his decision to announce an exploratory committee, Messam acknowledge the longshot odds of his candidacy."I see it to be a unique opportunity for Americans to look at another option of leadership," he said."When you look at what is going on in Washington, the status quo is who is stepping up to be our next president. ...
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