Joe Walsh announces he is joining the Democratic Party

Former Republican Rep. Joe Walsh said he is joining the Democratic Party, five years after he left the Republican Party.

Walsh, who came up in politics during the Tea Party movement but has since emerged as a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, said he was joining the party after five years of being an independent. In a post to his Substack, Walsh wrote, “Three words I never thought I’d ever utter: I’m a Democrat.”