By David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com
Published: 14:01 GMT, 15 February 2019 | Updated: 14:10 GMT, 15 February 2019
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A former Massachusetts governor who ran for president in 2016 as a libtertarian said Friday morning that he is launching a committee to explore a Republican run against Donald Trump next year.
'Our country is in grave peril,' William Weld told an audience in the early primary state of New Hampshire, clad in a business suit and brown work boots – a common sight in the snow-blanketed American northeast.
'Our president is simply too unstable to carry out the duties of the highest office in the land. He's simply in the wrong place,' he said, appearing at an event in the New Hampshire Institute of Politics' influential 'Politics and Eggs' speaker series.
Weld's entry into the race marks the first direct head-on challenge to Trump. A Republican National Committee spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, wearing work boots with a suit, declared his intention Friday to challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination next year
