Sherrod Brown says he has no interest in 2020 presidential bid

WASHINGTON — Sen. Sherrod Brown said Wednesday his appearance at a progressive forum along with a number of potential Democratic presidential candidates does not signal he plans to seek the White House in 2020.

The Ohio Democrat spoke Tuesday at the Center for American Progress in Washington, an event whose speakers included Democratic Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Cory Booker of New Jersey, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, all of whom who are talking about running for president.

The large turnout, which also included such presidential possibilities as Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, and Julian Castro, who served as secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Obama administration, prompted reporters to dub it the first real gathering of presidential hopefuls.

“All of them are talking about running for president — I’m not,” Brown told reporters on a conference call. “That’s not my interest.”

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