Here are five takeaways from his speech.
Meet the new Trump, same as the old Trump
Trump’s campaign billed the rally as the official beginning of his reelection bid, but it was easy to mistake it for any one of the many other rallies he’s held over the past 2 1/2 years.
Trump appeared to be more interested in airing grievances with familiar enemies, such as Democrats, the political establishment, special counsel Robert Mueller and the “fake news media” — whom he accused of putting him “under siege” — rather than touting his accomplishments and laying out a second-term agenda, as would be typical for an incumbent president.
View the complete June 18 article by Jordan Fabian and Jonathan Easley on The Hill website here.