Donald Trump officially kicks off his 2020 re-election campaign with a rally in Orlando. The event comes during a week where the president backtracks on a statement that he might not tell the FBI about offers of dirt on his opponents and his adversarial press secretary announces her resignation.
Trump launches re-election bid
Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni, New York Times: "What We Learned From Trump's Orlando Rally," June 18, 2019
Peter Baker, New York Times: “Four Years Ago Trump Was Seen as a Sideshow. Now He Is the Show.,” June 18, 2019
Howard Kurtz, Fox News: "Deja vu: Trump launches re-election bid with tough immigration talk," June 19, 2019
Daniel Dale, CNN: "Fact check: Trump's Orlando rally feature more than 15 false claims over 76 minutes," June 19, 2019
Lyndsay Duncombe, CBC News: “Trump's approval ratings are hovering around 40%. Here's how he could win in 2020 anyway,” June 18, 2019
Dave Boyer and Tom Howell, Jr., Washington Times: “Team Trump mocks 'Fake Polls' ahead of 2020 launch: 'They're doubling down on poor science',” June 17, 2019
Stephanopoulous and Trump: Oppo dirt and more
John Parkinson, ABC News: “EXCLUSIVE: Top 5 takeaways of President Trump's interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos,” June 16, 2019
Orion Rummler, Axios: “The highlights from Trump's 50-minute birthday "Fox & Friends" call,” June 14, 2019
Matthew Choi, Politico: “'Enjoy the show!': Trump hypes controversial Stephanopoulos interview,” June 15, 2019
Trump: NYT power grid story is treason
David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlroth, New York Times: “U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power Grid,” June 15, 2019
Associated Press: “Trump calls newspaper report on Russia power grid ‘treason’,” June 16, 2019
Mary Papenfuss, HuffPost: “Trump Accuses New York Times Of Treason For Story On U.S. Attacks On Russian Power Grid,” June 16, 2019
Kathy Kiely, USA Today: "Donald Trump's treason claim comes as leaks show Washington is desperate -- about him," June 18, 2019
Sarah Sanders on her way out
Jordan Fabian, The Hill: “Sarah Sanders to leave White House,” June 13, 2019
Justin Sink, Bloomberg News: “Sanders Quits as Trump's Press Secretary After Turbulent Tenure,” June 13, 2019
Megan Garber, The Atlantic: “Sarah Sanders Broke the News,” June 13, 2019
Sam Dorman, Fox News: “Sean Spicer: Sarah Sanders' departure 'absolutely not' tied to Trump's foreign dirt comments,” June 16, 2019
Gail Collins and Bret Stephens, New York Times: “Sarah Huckabee Sanders Wants You to Know She Was Not Impressed,” June 18, 2019
Columnist says Biden coverage a mistake
Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post: “Joe Biden and the ‘electability’ delusion — and why the media keep making the same mistake,” June 16, 2019
Pew: Most Americans want deepfake action
Jeffrey Gottfried, Pew Research Center: “About three-quarters of Americans favor steps to restrict altered videos and images,” June 14, 2019
LA Times editor writes about girlfriend’s abortion
Norman Pearlstine, Los Angeles Times: “Lesson from a pre-Roe vs. Wade experience: Men cannot be silent on abortion rights,” June 16, 2019
NYT ends editorial cartoons
Michael Cavna, Washington Post: “The New York Times cuts all political cartoons, and cartoonists are not happy,” June 11, 2019
