Julian Castro Announces 2020 Run: ‘I Am a Candidate for President of the United States of America’

Castro You know six ░░░░░░░░ ago I had the ░░░░░░░░ of standing before the ░░░░░░░░ National Convention I said ░░░░░░░░ that the American dream ░░░░░░░░ not a sprint or ░░░░░░░░ a marathon but a ░░░░░░░░ My story wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ possible without the strong ░░░░░░░░ who came before me ░░░░░░░░ passed me the baton ░░░░░░░░ of their hard work ░░░░░░░░ have the opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ in front of you ░░░░░░░░ My family s story ░░░░░░░░ t be possible without ░░░░░░░░ country that challenged itself ░░░░░░░░ live up to the ░░░░░░░░ of America That was ░░░░░░░░ point of the American ░░░░░░░░ It wasn t supposed ░░░░░░░░ be just a dream ░░░░░░░░ was a place where ░░░░░░░░ could become real But ░░░░░░░░ thing is that right ░░░░░░░░ the relay isn t ░░░░░░░░ Today we re falling ░░░░░░░░ instead of moving forward ░░░░░░░░ the opportunities that made ░░░░░░░░ the America that we ░░░░░░░░ those opportunities are reaching ░░░░░░░░ and fewer people Today ░░░░░░░░ re at risk of ░░░░░░░░ that baton And that ░░░░░░░░ why we re all ░░░░░░░░ this morning because we ░░░░░░░░ going to make sure ░░░░░░░░ the promise of America ░░░░░░░░ available to everyone in ░░░░░░░░ 21st century cheers and ░░░░░░░░ You see I learned ░░░░░░░░ my mother so many ░░░░░░░░ ago in this community ░░░░░░░░ when we want change ░░░░░░░░ don t wait for ░░░░░░░░ we work for it ░░░░░░░░ my grandmother got here ░░░░░░░░ a hundred years ago ░░░░░░░░ m sure that she ░░░░░░░░ could have imagined that ░░░░░░░░ two generations later one ░░░░░░░░ her grandsons would be ░░░░░░░░ as a member of ░░░░░░░░ United States Congress and ░░░░░░░░ other would be standing ░░░░░░░░ you here today to ░░░░░░░░ these words I am ░░░░░░░░ candidate for president of ░░░░░░░░ United States of America ░░░░░░░░ and applause Thank Yo ░░░░░░░░ Julian Julian Speaking Spanish ░░░░░░░░ Spanish I m running ░░░░░░░░ president because it s ░░░░░░░░ for new leadership because ░░░░░░░░ s time for new ░░░░░░░░ and it s time ░░░░░░░░ a new commitment to ░░░░░░░░ sure that the opportunities ░░░░░░░░ I ve had are ░░░░░░░░ to every American In ░░░░░░░░ years to come we ░░░░░░░░ go forward as one ░░░░░░░░ working toward one destiny ░░░░░░░░ that destiny is to ░░░░░░░░ the smartest the healthiest ░░░░░░░░ fairest and the most ░░░░░░░░ nation on Earth