New York Mayor Bill de Blasio to Run for Presidential Election for 2020 US Elections

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio will present his candidacy for the 2020 presidential election in the United States on Thursday, joining some 20 Democratic contenders, local press reported on Wednesday.

After days of speculation about his presence at the Democratic primary, a source from his campaign told the chain NBC who will announce it this Thursday, while ABC7 He reveals that De Blasio will appear tomorrow with his wife in the morning show "Good Morning America", although the mayor can officially advance his decision via social networks.

De Blasio, 58, Mayor of New York for six years – is now in his second term –, will make the official announcement and then embark on a four-day itinerary with several stops in the states of Iowa and South Carolina, the media said.

In Iowa, De Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, will meet with the mayor of Des Moines, the Asian Latino Coalition, and will visit an institute, as detailed. The New York Post citing a group organizer.

On Saturday, he will travel to South Carolina through the cities of Columbia and Charleston. On Sunday, he will attend his son's graduation ceremony at Yale University.

The first mayor of the Big Apple, who was re-elected easily for the job in 2017 but which has many critics, takes a moment to avoid commenting on the case, although he predicted a decision over this May.

A Quinnipiac University poll dated April indicates that About 44 percent of New York voters approve of their management, but 76 percent do not think it's appropriate to run for president.

De Blasio promoted progressive policies in the largest city in the United States, with 8.6 million residents, primarily focused on fighting inequality, which was at the center of his 2014 campaign.

Among the more than twenty Democratic primary candidates, include former Vice President Joseph Biden, Senators Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren or former congressman Beto O. Rourke.

On Monday, the Mayor of Blasio acted for the defense of the environment and threatened to fine the consortium founded by US President Donald Trump if he did not reduce gas emissions to greenhouse effect of eight of its high buildings located in the Grand Apple before 2030.