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Trump launches re-election campaign, presents himself as outsider and victim

US President Donald Trump reacts with supporters formally kicking off his re-election bid with a campaign rally in Orlando, Florida. [Reuters]

President Donald Trump formally launched his 2020 re-election campaign on Tuesday by presenting himself as the same political insurgent who shook up the Washington establishment four years ago and who is now a victim of an attempted ouster by Democrats.

At a packed rally at an arena in Orlando, Florida, Trump made clear he would run for re-election as an outsider, just as he did in 2016. Whether he can pull it off remains far from certain as Trump has been in office now for 2-1/2 years.

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