Former NYC Mayor Bloomberg enters 2020 US presidential race
Michael Bloomberg (center) prepares to speak at the Christian Cultural Center on November 17, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (AFP Photo)


Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, jumped into the Democratic presidential race on Sunday, adding another moderate voice to a crowded field of White House contenders.

The move is an about-face for Bloomberg, 77, who said in March that he would not make a 2020 run for the White House. "I'm running for president to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild America. We cannot afford four more years of President Trump's reckless and unethical actions," he said in a statement.