Trump’s Re-election Rally

The Daily

The New York Times

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🗓️ 19 June 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

The president kicked off his re-election campaign on Tuesday with a rally in Orlando, Fla. We spoke with a colleague who was there. Guest: Maggie Haberman, who covers the White House for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background reading: President Trump’s messaging at the rally signals a bet that his 2020 campaign will be a replay of 2016 — but this time, with the full support of the Republican Party.Here are eight things our reporters learned from attending the rally.The 2020 election is shaping up as a test: Was Mr. Trump’s victory a historical fluke, or a genuine reflection of America today?

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0:00.0	I'm Maggie Haberman and I am inside the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
0:17.0	Our president Trump is set to begin his campaign kickoff rally.
0:22.0	Rally is expected to start fit under an hour now and the crowd has been going wild here
0:28.0	for the last several hours. There have been speeches interspersed with music.
0:32.0	There have been video clips playing on the Jubo Tron.
0:35.0	It's really important to remember how crucial these rallies were to president Trump
0:40.0	in 2016 when he was a candidate fighting as an underdog on behalf of other underdogs.
0:46.0	And it's going to be interesting to see how these rallies play out in 2020
0:50.0	when he is no longer the underdogs. He is the president.
0:57.0	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Bavaro. This is the Daily.
1:00.0	Today, the president is going to be the president of the United States.
1:07.0	He is going to be the president of the United States.
1:13.0	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Bavaro. This is the Daily.
1:18.0	Today, the president kicks off his reelection campaign with a rally.
1:24.0	My colleague Maggie Haberman was in Orlando.
1:33.0	It's Wednesday, June 19th.
1:40.0	Hi.
1:41.0	Hey, it's Michael.
1:42.0	Hi.
1:43.0	Where are you exactly?
1:45.0	I'm stepping outside to talk to you. It's hot.
1:49.0	So I want to talk about this rally that you're attending tonight.
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