Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) formally launched his presidential campaign on Wednesday after announcing he was going to run for the 2024 Republican nomination earlier this month, The Hill reports.
“Today I’m announcing that I’m a candidate for president of the United States,” Hutchinson said in Bentonville, Ark.
Hutchinson hit the Biden administration’s handling of the economy, touting his own economic record as governor. While Hutchinson did not bring up former President Trump by name, he appeared to push back on Trump’s stances and past remarks.
The former governor will face an uphill climb in the primary, which has been dominated by Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who has yet to officially jump into the race.
