U.S. Sen. Cory Booker continues to fan the flames of possibility over a 2020 presidential run.
His latest position on the idea came this week during a televised interview in which he said he wants to take time to “sit back and meet with family, friends and advisors” over the holidays on whether he will run for commander in chief.
“This holiday season will be a great time for me to sit down … bring together folks and make a decision,” Booker said. “Not about what’s best for me, but really with what I believe in my heart is best for the country.”
This week, Booker spoke at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights in Washington about reforms he wants to see to the criminal justice system. He’s been speaking heavily on the issue and plans to discuss it during the next legislative session.
“I’m the only U.S. senator that lives in the inner city,” Booker said. “I don’t know if any other senators had shootings on their blocks this year. I lived across the street from a drug treatment center, and sometimes I’ve sat with the men and women in those circles and I just see beauty. I see divinity. I see God.”
During the midterm elections, Booker made his way throughout the nation campaigning for 24 Democratic candidates. He has reportedly raised $4.1 million for his Senate re-election campaign. Booker recently received a leg up in the form of legislation from Gov. Phil Murphy, who recently passed a law permitting a candidate to run for U.S. president and the U.S. Senate at the same time.
“I will consider running for president,” Booker said in a published interview. “That’s something that I will do. There’s people in New Jersey who are talking to me about it, across the country that are talking to me about it, so I will consider that.”
