“Democratic Senator Kamala Harris says she will run for president in the 2020 election, the eighth name to join the battle for the party’s nomination.

“The California senator, who was elected in 2016, previously served as the state’s attorney general.

“I love my country,” she told ABC’s Good Morning America, adding she would “fight for the best of who we are”.

“The 54-year-old, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, is described as a rising star within the party.

“Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tulsi Gabbard, John Delaney and Julian Castro are among those who have also announced their intentions to run.”

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