美國參議員克魯茲宣佈參加總統競選

Texas Senator Ted Cruz announced Monday he is running for U.S. president in the country's 2016 election.

Cruz had hinted he would formally launch his bid for the Republican Party nomination, and made it official in a message and video on his Twitter account just after midnight Monday.

"I believe in America and her people, and I believe we can stand up and restore our promise," Cruz says in the campaign ad, appealing to what he calls "a new generation of conservatives."

The 44-year-old first term senator is the first high-profile Republican candidate to formally join the race. Several other Republican contenders are expected to follow in the coming weeks.

Cruz, who joined the Senate in 2013 is a favorite of the conservative Tea Party. He wants to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, abolish the tax-collecting Internal Revenue Service and scrap the Education Department.星期一，來自德克薩斯州的克魯茲參議員宣佈將參加2016年的美國總統競選。

克魯茲曾經暗示，他將正式參與競爭共和黨總統候選人提名。星期一午夜過後，他在推特上通過視頻正式宣佈參選。

克魯茲在競選廣告中說：“我相信美國及其人民，相信我們能挺身而出，重新堅守承諾。”他向“新一代保守派”發出呼籲。

44歲的克魯茲是第一位正式參加總統競選的著名共和黨人。預計其他幾位共和黨人將在未來幾周內宣佈參選。

克魯茲2013年當選參議員，持保守立場的茶黨對他看好。他主張取消奧巴馬總統的健保法以及裁撤國稅局和教育部。