Jill Stein launches third-party 2024 presidential campaign, calling politics 'broken'

Jill Stein, who previously ran for president in the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections, launched a new bid for the White House on Thursday.

Stein will again seek the Green Party’s nomination in the 2024 presidential election. She said in a video she shared on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that “the political system is broken” calling Democrats and Republicans “bought and paid for.”

“The ruling parties that got us into this mess aren’t getting us out. Both parties are squandering trillions on the endless war machine, fueling conflict around the world, while tens of millions here at home lack food, housing, health care,” Stein said in the video Thursday.

The two-time Green Party nominee said she would seek an “economic bill of rights” for Americans, including “the right to a job, to health care, to housing, to food, education and more.” She also called for abolishing student and medical debt.

Stein drew backlash from Democrats during the 2016 presidential election over accusations she drew crucial votes that otherwise would have gone to Democrats away from Hillary Clinton in key swing states. She drew about 1.4 million votes in 2016.

The candidate joins several other 2024 candidates who have launched a White House bid outside of the Democratic or Republican parties.

Academic and philosopher Cornel West launched an independent campaign earlier this year. Meanwhile, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., launched a Democratic presidential campaign in April, before swapping to an independent bid last month.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Who is Jill Stein? Meet the newest 2024 presidential candidate