Billionaire With Belarusian Roots Will Run For The U.S. President In 2020

The former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg, who has Belarusian roots, announced that he will join the 2020 presidential race in the U.S.

He along 17 other candidates will be standing to be the Democratic Party presidential nominee. Bloomberg is the eighth richest American with a net worth of $54.4bn, according to Forbes.

Recall that a year ago, during an interview, Andrew Tisch, co-chairman of the Loews Corporation, mentioned that Bloomberg’s grandfather was an immigrant from present-day Belarus, belarusfeed.com reports.