Governor Bobby Jindal Joins GOP Presidential Race

The Louisiana governor made his announcement on Twitter Wednesday

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Bobby Jindal is the latest Republican to enter the presidential race.

The Louisiana governor made the announcement on Twitter Wednesday ahead of a formal announcement from his home state at 5 p.m. ET.

“I’m running for President of the United States of America. Join me,” he wrote, including a link to the website.

A series of videos posted on the site show Jindal breaking the news to his kids with his wife, Supriya Jindal. “We have decided we are going to be running for president,” he says to his three kids, who all give him the thumbs up.

The family discusses the long road of campaigning ahead of them, with Jindal promising to bring his kids on some of his trips as long as they behave they behave, and to get them a puppy when they move into the White House.

Jindal makes the 13th major Republican candidate to enter the race, after Jeb Bush and Donald Trump made their announcements last week.

The Louisiana native was first elected governor in 2007, and has previously served as a U.S. Congressman for the state. He was also appointed Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2001 by President George W. Bush.

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