Yes! Rep. Devin Nunes, disgraced head of the House Intelligence Committee and member of the Trump transition team, is about to get a hugely popular challenger. George Takei, the activist and iconic Star Trek actor, says he’s in for 2018 and running for California’s 22nd congressional district!

x Well, the cat's out of the bag it seems. Let's do this! #Takei2018 https://t.co/Wf7qvV1eXj Ã¢ÂÂ George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) April 1, 2017

George confirmed the news via Twitter and a call with The Daily Buzz:

Takei told us over the phone: Well, I guess the jig is up.



With what is going on now in the country, I couldn’t stand by any longer merely as a citizen. I knew I had to take a bigger stand. So that’s why I’m running for Congress. My hope is to challenge Davin Nunes for his seat in 2018.

Why? Because Nunes is the worst. That’s why.

I think Nunes is vulnerable. And I plan to prove that. People are tired of his ass-kissing of Trump. Can I say that? I think I can. These days you can say pretty much anything and not get in trouble. I want to be a champion for all people, but especially those whose voices are not heard often in the halls of Congress. We need to build a majority again in Congress, too, to be a check against the Trump Administration’s excesses, assuming he’s even around by then to keep making horrific mistakes.

Yes! Let’s beam him up and replace Nunes in 2018!