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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Tim Reid

Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson formally announces White House bid

FILE PHOTO: Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson speaks at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition Spring Kick-off in West Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. April 22, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Former Republican Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson formally launched his 2024 presidential bid on Wednesday, in a speech that portrayed himself as a more moderate alternative to party frontrunner Donald Trump.

Hutchinson, 72, who's bid is considered a long-shot, had already broken with Trump this year after the Republican former president's criminal indictment in March over hush payments to a porn star.

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