​WATCH: Eric Swalwell Announces 2020 Presidential Bid, Promises Gun Control

​      Rep. Eric Swalwell announced his 2020 presidential bid as a Democrat on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Monday. Swalwell, who has called President Donald Trump a "wrecking ball" and a "Russian agent" promised gun control on Colbert's show.

     Swalwell is currently a member of the House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee. Swalwell joins 17 other Democrat candidates who are currently running for the 2020 election.

     "I’ve been in Congress for six years, I’ve defended our country from the Intelligence Committee while democracy has been on the ropes... and I see a country in quicksand, unable to solve problems and threats from abroad, unable to make life better for people here at home. Nothing gets done," Swalwell said.

     "I’ve talked to people who are just like me who are the first in their family to go to college, got a lot of student debt, can’t buy a home, can’t start a business," Swalwell added.

     "I’ve talked to kids who sit in their classroom afraid that they’ll be the next victim of gun violence and they see Washington do nothing about it after the moments of silence and they see lawmakers who love their guns more than they love our kids," Swalwell continued.

     "None of that is going to change until we get a leader who is willing to go big on the issues we take on, be bold in the solutions we offer, and do good in the way that we govern. I’m ready to solve these problems. I’m running for the president of the United States," Swalwell said.