Democrat Swalwell adds to crowded 2020 presidential pool

Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell, a vocal critic of US President Donald Trump, on Monday announced he was running for the White House, joining an already crowded pool of 2020 hopefuls from his party.

The 38-year-old member of the House of Representatives announced his campaign on The Late Night Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS.

"I've already done a lot but I can do more," said Swalwell, who sits on the House Intelligence Committee and the House Judiciary Committee.

"I've been in Congress for six years. I've defended our country from the Intelligence Committee while democracy has been on the ropes." Gun control reform is a key issue for the four-term lawmaker, whose district is in the San Francisco Bay Area.

"I've talked to kids who sit in their classroom afraid that they'll be the next victim of gun violence," he told Colbert.

"I see Washington do nothing about it after the moments of silence. And I see lawmakers who love their guns more than they love our kids." "I'm ready to solve these problems," he said. "I'm running for president of the United States."