Cory Booker: Democratic senator announces presidential bid

• Senator from New Jersey announces candidacy in video
• Pledges to channel ‘common pain into common purpose’
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Cory Booker on Friday morning jumped into the already busy field of Democratic candidates running for the White House in 2020 in a bid to oust Donald Trump.

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