Marianne Williamson gathered before a crowd at Union Station in Washington on Saturday to announce that she is challenging President Joe Biden for the Democrat nomination in 2024.
Williamson, a bestselling self-help book author, struck an anti-establishment tone in front of an energetic crowd.
“The status quo will not disrupt itself … that’s our job,” Williamson said.
Williamson first gained national attention in 2020 when she unsuccessfully sought the Democrat nomination for the nation’s highest office amid a crowded field of contenders.
Williamson’s sometimes eclectic statements and political positions made her one of the most-ridiculed competitors in the field. For instance, in 2020 Williamson called for the creation of a “Department of Peace” and called on the United States to provide cash reparations to black people on the basis of their skin color….