Republican Bill Weld has filed for the New Hampshire presidential primary and is now the first major GOP challenger to officially challenge President Donald Trump in the state.
The filing by the former Massachusetts governor came on the same day as the House began public impeachment hearings of Trump in Washington.
Weld says if Trump were to be reelected, “I think that would be a tragedy for the country.”
Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld smiles as he arrives to file to have his name listed on the New Hampshire primary ballot, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Concord, N.H. (AP PhotoCharles Krupa)
Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman, dropped out of the Republican primary race on Tuesday, leaving Weld and former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh as the remaining major Trump primary challengers.
Walsh is scheduled to file for the first-in-the-nation presidential primary Thursday.
Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld wears a campaign pin on his lapel as he files to have his name listed on the New Hampshire primary ballot, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Concord, N.H. (AP PhotoCharles Krupa)
Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, right, files to have his name listed on the New Hampshire primary ballot, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Concord, N.H. At left is New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner. (AP PhotoCharles Krupa)
Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld speaks after filing to have his name listed on the New Hampshire primary ballot, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Concord, N.H. (AP PhotoCharles Krupa)