(UPI) — Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of President John F. Kennedy, announced Tuesday that he was running for the House seat being vacated by longtime Rep. Jerry Nadler.

Schlossberg, a political commentator and social media personality, made the announcement in an email to supporters saying that he was entering the Democratic primary for the Manhattan-based seat, The New York Times reported.

He told The Times in an interview that the Democratic Party needed to retake the House to deal more assertively with President Donald Trump’s alleged abuses of power.

“There is nothing our party can’t do to address costs of living, corruption and the constitutional crisis that we’re in,” he said. “But without the control of Congress, there’s almost nothing that we can do.”

Schlossberg, 32, has nev

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