Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti suggests run against Trump in 2020
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‘IF (big) he seeks re-election, I will run, but only if I think that there is no candidate that has a REAL chance at beating him’
Jamiles Lartey in New Orleans @JamilesLartey
Thu 5 Jul 2018 07.42 AEST Last modified on Thu 5 Jul 2018 22.19 AEST
Michael Avenatti tweeted on Wednesday: ‘I love this country, our values and our people too much to sit by while they are destroyed.’ Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
Attorney Michael Avenatti, who represents pornographic actor Stormy Daniels in her ongoing legal dispute with Donald Trump, said in a tweet on Wednesday that he would consider running against the president in the 2020 election.
“IF (big) he seeks re-election, I will run, but only if I think that there is no other candidate in the race that has a REAL chance at beating him. We can’t relive 2016. I love this country, our values and our people too much to sit by while they are destroyed,” Avenatti tweeted on the Independence Day holiday.
During a CNN appearance later in the day Avenatti stood by his tweet, saying he had “three things” that he believes Trump lacks: “brains, heart, and courage”.