Jon Huntsman, former governor of Utah and former ambassador to China, announced his bid for president Tuesday in the foreground of the Statue of Liberty. The governor’s choice of location drew many journalists to compare his speech with Ronald Reagan’s campaign launch in 1980 that was also made in Liberty State Park.

“Let’s get one thing straight right now: Jon Huntsman hasn’t merely invited a comparison to Ronald Reagan, he has demanded it,” wrote Craig Shirley and Bill Pascoe of the Daily Caller.