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Trump To Launch Presidential Re-Election Campaign In June

The Democrats are already in the midst of high-stakes primary competition, but Trump will launch his re-election campaign in June, according to Republican sources.

“Trump has told allies in conversation that he thinks of the kickoff as June 16, the same date he launched his 2016 run, according to Axios. The report noted that June 16 is Father’s Day this year, so it is likely that the official launch won’t be on that exact date,” The Hill reports. Trump plans to spend the summer visiting battleground “swing” states. His re-election slogan is “Keep America Great,” an updated version of his now-infamous 2016 rallying cry, “Make America Great Again.”

“We can’t say ‘Make America Great Again’ because I already did that,” Trump said.

Trump has tapped a campaign manager, Brad Parscale, who was the Trump campaign’s digital adviser in 2016. While he’s facing fierce criticism from the Democratic candidates, Trump is definitely not hurting for campaign cash, according to Parscale.

“Parscale, who has prioritized expanding Trump’s digital presence even further in his reelection strategy, has said that he anticipates the campaign spending at least $1 billion to reelect Trump,” The Hill reports. “The campaign said in April that it raised over $30 million in the first quarter of 2019, dwarfing the Democratic candidates vying to take on Trump for the White House, now numbering two dozen.”