GOP eyes midterm wins as Biden warns of threats to democracy
In this Aug. 19, 2018, file photo from Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones yells at people as he and other deputies raid a residence in Modesto, Calif. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2019, urged the nation to unite, but he won’t win on unity. He must win if he plans on winning in 2020, but he may have to do it without unity if he hopes to secure re-election in 2020. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
In this Aug. 19, 2018, file photo from Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones yells at people as he and other deputies raid a residence in Modesto, Calif. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2019, urged the nation to unite, but he won’t win on unity. He must win if he plans on winning in 2020, but he may have to do it without unity if he hopes to secure re-election in 2020. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was expected to announce his 2020 re-election team in the coming weeks, but by Wednesday he was still making plans for his victory celebration.
He was working on a speech and was considering a strategy to rally his voters and try to avoid the kind of embarrassing losses that have become the norm in recent decades.
When asked about the possibility that he’d be re-elected, Trump told The Associated Press on Tuesday: “I’m going to win.”
Trump said he has considered the possibility of a “fair share victory” but said he doesn’t want it to be called a “victory” so much as he wants to be called a “victory for the American people.”
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In a lengthy news conference, Trump didn’t say much about his plans for 2020, saying he has made his plans and will announce them later. He said he was going to win, adding that was “a very simple fact.”
“I am the least likely to be defeated,” he insisted at one point, pointing to Sen. Bernie Sanders and other top Democrats. “I’