Less than one month into his presidency, which has been plagued with scandals, leaks, and high profile resignations, and Donald Trump is already kicking off his 2020 reelection campaign.
The “rally,” which was Donald’s word for “campaign event” during the 2016 president campaign, will be held Saturday at the Orlando-Melbourne International Airport in Melbourne, Florida and is being advertised via Trump’s personal Twitter page:
Join me in Florida this Saturday at 5pm for a rally at the Orlando-Melbourne International Airport!
Tickets: https://t.co/9jDy1tYkgE pic.twitter.com/GDhO6GGxwt— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2017
Tickets are available on the Trump/Pence campaign website. When a person registers, they are also given the option to subscribe for “campaign updates” as well as sign up to be a volunteer.
The Atlantic reports:
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The idea of a “permanent campaign” has been floating around American political circles since 1980, when Sidney Blumenthal used it as the title for a book. It was during the presidency of Bill Clinton, whom Blumenthal advised, that the idea really came into practice. Even by the standards of modern-day presidents, Clinton loved politicking, and his team held on to campaign methods once in the White House, famously calling on polling to help determine its course. Newt Gingrich helped Republicans capture the House in 1994, in part by adopting the same tactics. Each of Clinton’s successors has adopted the permanent-campaign mentality to some degree.
We’re sure it’s only a matter of days before Donald starts selling 2020 merch made in China on his website. In the mean time, he’s hawking “45th President of the United States” t-shirts, koozies, and golf tool sets.
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RIGay
Well… that did not take the media whore long, now did it!
“I want my free press coverage to say WHATEVER I WANT!!! Just like the last 2 years! I can stand on a stage in front of my loving [well-vetted] public and talk about ALL the bad things that are going on [in my head]!!!! Because you know, if I say it over and over again, it must be true, you can trust me!!, and the FAKE PRESS will be stuck at that table WAY in the back!! JEER, everyone! JEER!!!”
Please, dear God, tell me we can SHUT. HIM. DOWN.
#ITMFA
#ITMFA
davidkohl
A lot can happen in four years. Voting demographics will have changed – and those who were genuinely misled by the odious man will have seen the reality of their naivety. It may be that in the 4 year period Congress will be forced to impeach him for one of the many possible reasons available even now. Plus he is not a young man. I am just thankful that I am not an American – especially one of colour or Muslim or female or poor.
Unlike the odious man, I accept ‘democracy’ – even though your system is anything but democratic when you can become President with a minority of the votes. So let him begin his campaign – sooner or later those self-serving Republicans in Congress are going to fear for their own futures and turn on the odious man.
NateOcean
“Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.”
George Carlin
dwes09
The people who voted for Trump are the people who value belief and imagination over facts. And they often have little understanding of civics or history. We can only hope they realize they are screwed by the mid term elections without Trump having to do extensive damage to this country. But as they so often do not realize when they are being lied to, they may well think they are better off even as their safety nets are disassembled, workplace safety and environmental protection is undermined. They may think America is being made great as their internet becomes the worst in the world and the benefits workers won through union struggles are erased.
NCSilverBear
How much is this “campaign” costing us, the tax payers (because we know that Trump does not pay his bills, nor his taxes)? How much “free” news coverage is the media going to give this and other such events? This makes me sick.
Mr-DJ
Heh, heh – no need to worry, he won’t last a year anyway. In fact this just adds more nails.
MarkmBha
TRUMP WILL BE IMPEACHED WITHIN TWO YEARS !
Kangol
LOL. Drumpfster or should I call him Donald Forrest Gump is the least popular, most disliked president in US history at this point in his tenure. Not even a month and he’s sinking faster that George W. Bush during the Iraq debacle or Richard Nixon during Watergate. He should worry about VP Pence and the Cabinet not invoking the 25 Amendment to have him declared *incapable* of continuing and being removed from office. There’s most certainly a padded cell at Bellevue waiting from Trumplenocchio.
NateOcean
Be careful what you wish for…
PRESIDENT Pence sends shivers down my spine.
dwes09
at least Pence has an understanding of the separation of powers, the Constitution and the bicameral legislature. He will respect the rule of law. Trump thinks he is emperor.
davidkohl
Thinking he is an Emperor is entirely in keeping with his narcissistic personality disorder. It is claimed he has many supporters – so did Hitler and Mussolini and Napoleon and Mao and Stalin and Mugabe and Saddam and Bin Laden. Oh and to say it again – his supporters were not enough to win him the election by any international standards – however much he tries to lie his way out of it.
paul dorian lord fredine
and just like this is being used for fundraising (since ivanka’s brand isn’t the moneymaker he’d hoped it would be) he’s also putting out the survey…the mainstream media accountability survey… to find out how many people agree with his stance on the ‘fake news media’. of course, it ends with a call for donations. i took it myself and gave them answers i’m sure they really don’t want to hear. i was blunt but civil….for a change. i suggest everyone take it just to make the point that not everyone believes the line of bull he’s feeding america, especially the one where he claims that assaulting a free press is actually protecting us.
dwes09
NO! Then they will have your IP address, and as a result, a whole lot of other information about you. He may not be tech savvy, but his little flying monkeys are.
DCguy
The Log Cabin trolls will be in here soon screaming that nobody should write anything about Trump EVER and it isn’t a gay issue.
Isn’t it funny that the trolls can’t polish that turd so now their tactic is to try to get the blogs to just stop mentioning the crazyness going on.
davidkohl
Of course they will try and shut down any dissent from their slime-pool view of the world. But the truth will always be the truth however much people try to distort it. All issues affect, and therefore involve, all people who possess a brain. Becoming a manipulative, lying , exploitative, non tax paying billionaire does not necessarily require intelligence – just ruthlessness and luck. You don’t even have to be able to spell simple words like ‘precedent’.
KaiserVonScheiss
Yeah, isn’t it so terrible? It most be terrible to have a President who does what he says he’s going to do.
I think he’s fabulous. I don’t always agree with him. If fact, I disagree with his views on immigration and protectionism, but I like the fact that he calls out the fake news media.
davidkohl
The name you use here says it all for me. There’s nothing fake about that is there?
1EqualityUSA
What a total ‘tard you are Scheiss. I’m so grossed out. Blah! Find a blog that loves you, troll. Pretentious photo, stupid logic, and a “shitty” sign-on name. WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU AT THE AGE OF FIVE? Nauseating. Your President is damaged and so are you. You deserve each other. Now, go back and tell NOM that we’re onto you and request another assignment. That sphincter you call a mouth is leaking. Everything about you is wrong, Alistair, changing your sign-on name doesn’t make you fresh. Same old, stale dingleberries. Go FAKE yourself.
Patrick
Honestly it is like watching a car wreck in real time; horrifying and surreal
monroeplace
I believe that Trump will resign sooner than later because he will get bored and unable to have things his way.
John
Did you complain when Bill did it? what about when Obama did it? Did you even notice they were doing it? So now, the media points it out and your exasperated? Sit the hell down and hush, your faux disgust and anger shows your hypocrisy . It is what they do now.
Gian85
you are a delusional fool. Go back to brietbart.