Larry Elder, a conservative talk radio host who was a breakout star on the right after running unsuccessfully in California’s recall election in 2021, said on Thursday evening that he was running for president. He made the announcement on Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News, joining a growing Republican field that is led by former President Donald J. Trump and Gov. “My father was a World War II vet,” Mr. Elder told Mr. Carlson. He was a Marine.” He added: “My older brother, late older brother, Kirk, was in the Navy during the Vietnam era. Gavin Newsom in the attempted recall, and would have succeeded him had voters not overwhelmingly chosen to keep Mr. Newsom in office.

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