Sen. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten GillibrandWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Warren, Pressley introduce bill to make it a crime for police officers to deny medical care to people in custody Senate Dems press DOJ over coronavirus safety precautions in juvenile detention centers MORE (D-N.Y.) on Monday cited her spirituality and her faith as central in her campaign for the presidency in 2020.
Gillibrand, speaking at National Action Network’s House of Justice, said she is running for president because “as a person of faith,” she cannot “cannot sit idly by and not fight for your children as hard as I fight for my own in a time such as this,” according to BuzzFeed News.
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After her speech, Gillibrand contrasted her spiritual message with what she described as President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE’s “darkness.”
“I believe that only light can drive out darkness. This was a call to action to ask Americans to fight for what they believe in and for their democracy. Because what President Trump has spewed is deeply dark and deeply troubling and it’s the kind of hate and division that I think we have to fight against,” she told BuzzFeed News.
Gillibrand also said during her speech that she believes “we are all being called right now to fight for our great nation,” according to BuzzFeed News.
“Only what’s right can defeat what’s wrong, and I feel very called at this moment to make that difference, to help people, to listen to people, and to help them,” the senator added.
Gillibrand announced her presidential candidacy last week during an appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”
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