Bill de Blasio to announce 2020 presidential campaign Thursday

By Joseph Simonson

Published May 15, 2019 10:08pm ET

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Bill de Blasio to announce 2020 presidential campaign Thursday — FILE- In this March 4, 2014, file photo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a rally at the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany, N.Y. Now that state lawmakers are closing in on a plan to fund pre-kindergarten in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio is ready to turn to the next items on his sweeping liberal agenda: massively expanding affordable housing, hiking wages for the working class and overhauling the city's recovery from Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File) | Mike Groll

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will announce his run for the White House tomorrow, joining 22 other Democrats in an increasingly crowded primary race.

A campaign spokesperson confirmed the event to NBC News, ending months of speculation about whether de Blasio would jump into the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary.

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