PoliticoIn a single day, US President Donald Trump shows his 2020 cards
- The president is sending his base a clear message: He’s still fighting even if his policies stumble.
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Anita Kumar on politico.com on July 11, 2019.
President Donald Trump is on a mission to show supporters he’s still the same fighter they elected.
The actions – like so many other policies and events being organised by the Trump White House – aren’t likely to yield substantive policy changes. But they’re designed to appeal to the president’s conservative base as he heads into a tough re-election fight.
“That’s what the president does better than anyone: He fights,” said long-time Republican operative Ben Marchi, a Trump delegate to the 2016 national convention. “His ability to ‘never say die’ is one that doesn’t mesh with the Georgetown establishment. They view it as simple-minded and unintelligent, but the reality is that regular Americans appreciate his dogged persistence.”
