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Trump Kicks Off His 2020 Reelection Campaign on Saturday

The president is taking the permanent campaign to new levels with a political rally in Florida—the latest sign that he’s already planning for a second term.
Source: Carlo Allegri / Reuters

Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign was a work of virtuoso improvisation: Even though it seemed to be in permanent chaos, with frequent changes of leadership, perpetual gaffes, and a strategy devised on the fly, the Republican managed to defeat the elaborate, best-and-brightest, data-wonk team of Hillary Clinton.

If the early indications hold, it doesn’t look like Trump is going to fly on a wing and a prayer again in 2020. In fact, he’s kicking the campaign off on Saturday, with a rally in Melbourne, Florida:

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