Can lightning strike twice? Trump set to launch 2020 campaign

The Manchester Guardian ^ | June 13, 2019 | David Smith in Washington

[2ndDivisionVet]

When Donald Trump launches his presidential re-election campaign next week, he will do it at a rally in the Amway Center – home to sports teams Orlando Magic, Orlando Solar Bears and Orlando Predators – in a part of Florida better known for Cape Canaveral and Walt Disney World.

It will be four years and two days since the property developer and reality TV star descended an escalator at Trump Tower in New York to launch the longest of long-shot campaigns by raging against unfair trade deals and promising to “build a great wall” on the US-Mexico border.

He was dismissed. He was scorned. He was laughed at. But he had the last laugh. To the astonishment and consternation of the establishment, Trump went on to offer the ultimate proof that in America, anyone can be president. He beat 16 fellow Republicans, then Democrat Hillary Clinton, to become the first person to reach the Oval Office with no political or military experience.

Now he has to hope that lightning can strike twice. On Tuesday 18 June, Trump, accompanied by the first lady, Melania Trump, the vice-president, Mike Pence and the second lady, Karen Pence, will hold a Make America Great Again rally in Orlando, Florida, a state that is home to his Mar-a-Lago resort and is usually a pivotal battleground in presidential elections.

[SMARTY]

“Can lightning strike twice?”

Count on it!

[BenLurkin]

Viking kitties say Yes

[Midwesterner53]

Trump better find a way to stop this wide open border crisis or he is done. His central promise to America is laying in ruins.

[Hojczyk]

For the election this will not hurt him...

He is doing everything he can..

Blame the GOP they did nothing

This will kill the democrats ..people do not want open borders

Plus legal immigrants hate illegals..all legals not just Mexican

[MAGAthon]

so people will vote in a President who wants open borders instead?

I don’t think so.

[Buttons12]

His campaign slogan could be “How’m I doing?”

[chris37]

Not for any lack of trying on his part.

He is the only person in Washington fighting for America and Americans.

The only one.

Replace him at your own peril.

[M. Thatcher]

he is done

I cannot roll my eyes far enough out of my head when I see comments like this from the 0.0001 percent crowd that has a sad home on this forum.

[datricker]

so people will vote in a President who wants open borders instead? I don’t think so.

This is a fair point, this will be a large turn out election, probably the biggest. Having a physical wall one could have touched would have been a nice tangible accomplishment not having one looks like more of the same promises promises. That's why the wall was a big gamble, and the uniparty did everything and are still doing everything to prevent it.

But its where we are, expecting the unintentionally uninformed to know president Trump has been trying solve the problem - I don't think that's likely, but with president Trump he is such a different figure maybe the those who hate politics are aware. I just wonder if those types of people are going to like his no BS style.

The situation is for over 30 the republicans have been promising to do something about the border/immigration, president Trumps signature issue was the wall with Mexico. He had both house of congress and wasn't able to get it passed. Currently there is no wall when there should be one. His opponents are going to point this out as a failure in leadership. To the average normal voter who casually pays attention to all this crap - its more of the same it could very well affect turn out.

[Terry Mross]

I wonder would the campaign use a slogan they see on here or would they be concerned about copyright laws. They would have to get permission. The request alone could open up accusations of incompetence. And that’s too bad. I love the visual of a red cap that says “I’m Trump
How’m I doin’?”

[Midwesterner53]

Rolled eyes have not sealed the border or cut a single person trying to get over it illegally. You better wake up.

[OldNewYork]

Re-electing a good president is not a lightning strike.

[SoConPubbie]

Rolled eyes have not sealed the border or cut a single person trying to get over it illegally. You better wake up.

Perfection IS the enemy of the good.

And somehow, you have purposefully managed to ignore all of the hundreds of miles of new fencing that is going up and the success the President has had, through tariffs, getting Mexico to help mitigate the flow of Illegals into the country.

Why is that?

[cymbeline]

Actually the 1st bolt of Trump lightening hasn’t ended.

[Pollard]

A decades old problem including 8 years of obama admin making f-ed up laws like catch and release and Trump is supposed to fix it with no help from others?

[M. Thatcher]

Rolled eyes have not sealed the border or cut a single person trying to get over it illegally.

Neither have you. Get over yourself.

[Lurkinanloomin]

WE have to replace the Bush League Republicans who helped create this mess.

We will not Make America Great Again by re-electing people like Flimsey Grahamnesty and Thom Tillis.

[shanover]

President Trump did everything that he did from election to now with not one bit of support from the GOP. I despise this Republican Party.

[JLAGRAYFOX]

Only a few words...here. Next Tuesday evening, June 18, 2019 in Orlando, Florida, at the “Amway Center Arena”(People capacity, 20,000) & the downtown streets of Orlando, Florida...you will see and witness the political rally of all political rallies as POTUS, Donald J. Trump officially, “KICKS-OFF” his re-election campaign. As of this morning on Fox & Friends, POTUS, Trump has announced his campaign right now has received 107,000 ticket requests and counting. Folks... BLOCKBUSTER/BARN BURNER POTUS, Trump, Rally, on the way, Be there or be nowhere!!!