Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders plans to participate in the US presidential election in 2020, reports Yahoo News.

According to the online publication, the politician intends to announce his plans in the near future.

It is reported that Sanders for several months thinking about participating in the next election and was encouraged by the results of public opinion polls.

Earlier, the American leader Donald Trump said that he does not yet see worthy of his attention opponents in the next presidential election, which will be held on November 3, 2020.

Bernie Sanders was competing with former Secretary of state Hillary Clinton for the nomination of a Democratic candidate in the 2016 election.