The upcoming Presidential elections include a former secretary of state, a retired neurosurgeon, and a billionaire real estate mogul among others. Now John McAfee is throwing his hat in the ring.

John McAfee, founder of the software company that bears his name and an ex-fugitive, announced on Tuesday that he'll run during the 2016 U.S. presidential race.

His campaign is running as the “Cyber Party.” That is the name of the new party that McAfee is creating with his hat in the ring. He is focusing on the perceived fact that the U.S. leadership is “illiterate” on technology that supports everyday life.

Quote: "I am called “not serious”, yet I know of no-one who has lived a more serious life. I have run a multi-billion dollar company, having to make decisions based on cash availability and the existence of real competitors while my government lived in a fantasy world and printed money when they had none to spend. I lived in a Third World Banana Republic, was tortured and had to watch my dog shot in front of my eyes by a soldier trained by the FBI at Quantico using an Ar-15 supplied by the US Government. I hid in the jungles of Central America for weeks while being chased by an army representing a government that I had refused to be extorted by. Please…. tell me what is not serious about this."


Details on the new party could come as early as Wednesday, when McAfee — who's no longer associated with the software that bears his name — has promised an "official announcement."

McAfee's campaign website and Twitter account are already live.

Source: NBCNews