Sen. John Kennedy launches 2022 re-election bid: 'I will not let you down. I’d rather drink weed killer.'

Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana formally launched his 2022 re-election campaign on Tuesday, promising to his constituents that “come hell or high water — your values will be my values, and I will never be silent — never — when the nut jobs tell me to sit down and shut up.”

The senator touted that "in the last five years, we’ve accomplished a lot," but he charged that "now the socialists are racing to undo it all. So, my job —our job — isn’t finished. Today, I’m announcing that I’m running for re-election for the United States Senate." And Kennedy highlighted that "with this announcement, I want to make you a new promise: I promise that I will always be your voice during the good times and the bad. I promise I will be a voice against the socialism that’s now overtaken Washington, D.C."