Why Larry Hogan Decided to Run for Senate

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) told NBC News that he decided to run for his state’s Senate seat this year when Senate Republicans recently killed the bipartisan border measure after Donald Trump told them to block it.

Said Hogan: “Probably the most convincing guy was George Bush, who called me and said that he thought that I had an important voice that was needed for the party. He thought that there was a missing voice for our party to get back on track to the more Reagan-esque bigger-tent party. And he said, you know, even though you probably don’t want to be a senator, we need you.”