Article snippet: MORE as a stronger opponent in 2020. Biden has yet to announce whether he'll run for president again, but he is widely expected to do so. "Whoever it is, I'll take him or her on," Trump said. O'Rourke officially announced his candidacy for president in a video published Thursday morning, ending months of speculation and joining a steadily growing field of presidential hopefuls. “This is a defining moment of truth for this country and every single one of us,” O'Rourke said. The El Paso Democrat joins Sens. MORE (I-Vt.), among others, in seeking the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential nomination. O'Rourke served three terms in Congress before an unsuccessful bid to unseat Sen. MORE (R-Texas) last year. O'Rourke is a fundraising stalwart and has earned praise from former Obama advisers, Oprah Winfrey and a couple congressional Democrats. White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley corrected Fox News anchors during an appearance on "America's Newsroom" on Thursday by noting that O'Rourke's given name is Robert Francis. He suggested the president would deploy that as a line of attack on the trail. "He's called him that before on the campaign trail, and why wouldn't he? That's his name," Gidley said. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Link to the full article to read more