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'Playing Politics' podcast: Trump kicks off 2020 (or is it 2016?) campaign

The president reprised several themes – and targets – as he began his reelection push. Hear the "Playing Politics" analysis from WCCO Radio's Chad Hartman and the Star Tribune Editorial Board's John Rash and D.J. Tice.

June 20, 2019 at 2:35AM
President Trump was at center stage Tuesday night in Orlando, where he kicked off his 2020 reelection campaign at a rally.
President Trump was at center stage Tuesday night in Orlando, where he kicked off his 2020 reelection campaign at a rally. (Orlando Sentinel/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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The Johnson family in their living room in Kenyon, Minn., on Dec. 10. While Talia, 14, and her mom Meredith unpacked Meredith’s Snow Baby collection, Ellie, 9, steadied herself on her father Ben’s head while she searched for an chocolate ornament to eat from the family Christmas tree. On the right is Frederick, 12.
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