EXCLUSIVE: Joe Walsh announces GOP primary challenge against Trump

'I'm running because he's unfit, somebody needs to be step up and there needs to be this alternative.'

Conservative firebrand former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh announced Sunday in an exclusive interview with ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos on ABC's"This Week" that he's launching a long-shot Republican presidential primary challenge against President Donald Trump.The former Illinois congressman-turned-radio host was once a fervent Trump supporter who's become a fierce critic of the president.

Walsh has acknowledged there's little chance his candidacy will result in Trump losing the party nomination, and he is instead focused on offering GOP voters an alternative vision for the party. Walsh only served one term in Congress, but his candidacy does perhaps bring a more current figure from conservative circles into the long-shot picture compared to Weld, who last held public office over 20 years ago. Walsh's nationally syndicated radio show and large online following arguably kept him more relevant.

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