Donald Trump launches 2020 re-election campaign with grievance-filled rally in Florida
- The apocalyptic language and finger-pointing made clear that Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign will probably look a whole lot like his 2016 run
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday formally launched his 2020 re-election campaign with a grievance-filled rally that focused more on settling scores than on laying out his agenda for a second term.
At a packed rally at an arena in Orlando, Florida, Trump made clear he would run for re-election as an outsider, just as he did in 2016.
He revisited campaign themes from four years ago, decrying illegal immigration, the media and his 2016 Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.
“Together we stared down a broken political establishment and we restored government by and for the people,” Trump said.
“As long as you keep this team in place, we have a tremendous way to go. Our future has never looked brighter or sharper.”
Trump said his Democratic challengers would radically change the United States and seek to legalise migrants coming across the southern border so they could vote and boost the Democratic political base.