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Joe Walsh is challenging Donald Trump, here are some congressional basics

Walsh served only one term in Congress as part of the tea party wave of 2010

Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., speaks at a news conference with other House Republicans in the Capitol Visitor Center on the topics of a proposed balanced budget amendment and also the ongoing debt ceiling talks. (Tom Williams/Roll Call file photo)

By Nathan Ouellette

Posted August 26, 2019 at 5:52pm

Former Illinois Republican Representative Joe Walsh took a dive into the presidential pool Sunday by announcing a primary challenge to President Donald Trump.

Walsh, who served only one term in Congress as part of the tea party wave of 2010, joins former Massachusetts Governor William Weld in vying to unseat the president as the Republican Party’s nominee in the 2020 contest.

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