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Former CIA agent Evan McMullin is set to
announce his independent presidential bid as an alternative to Republican
nominee Donald Trump, US media reports.
Mr McMullin, the chief
policy director of the House Republican Conference, is backed by an anti-Trump
group.
He is likely to face
challenges in appearing on some state ballots just three months before Election
Day.
The 40-year-old Mormon
has never held elected office.
Mr McMullin is an
outspoken critic of Mr Trump on social media, calling the businessman an
"authoritarian".
In a Facebook post, Mr McMullin condemned Mr Trump's anti-Muslim
rhetoric, saying "attacking them as a group makes America weaker, not
stronger".
The group Better for
America had been reportedly searching for an independent presidential candidate
to put up against Mr Trump.
Mr McMullin, who is expected to file his candidacy paperwork on
Monday, released a statement to ABC News.
"It's never too
late to do the right thing, and America deserves much better than either Donald
Trump or Hillary Clinton can offer us. I humbly offer myself as a leader who
can give millions of disaffected Americans a conservative choice for
President," Mr McMullin said.
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MSNBC host Joe Scarborough first
announced the independent
bid on Twitter, adding that the candidate would have support from major
Republican party donors.
The Utah native graduated from Brigham Young University and has a
master's of business administration from The Wharton School at the University
of Pennsylvania, according to his LinkedIn
page.He also served as a
Mormon missionary in Brazil.
Mr McMullin left the
CIA in 2010 after 11 years before working for Goldman Sachs.
He became a senior
adviser on national security for the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in 2013
and subsequently the chief policy director of the House Republican Conference.
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