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Re-election: Donald Trump to retain Mike Pence as running mate

[FILE] US President Donald Trump chairs a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 2, 2019. ā€“ President Donald Trump warned Wednesday the US federal government may not reopen any time soon, as he stood firm on his demand for billions of dollars in funding for a border wall with Mexico.Addressing a cabinet meeting on the 12th day of the shutdown, Trump warned it ā€œcould be a long timeā€ before the impasse is resolved.ā€Itā€™s too important a subject to walk away from,ā€ said the president, who was to meet later with Democratic and Republican lawmakers. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP)

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday, that he would keep Vice President, Mike Pence, as his running mate when he seeks re-election in November 2020.

ā€œIā€™m very happy with Mike Pence,ā€ Trump, who is expected to easily win the Republican nomination for a second term, told reporters before boarding Air Force One in New Jersey.

At the formal launch of his 2020 campaign, Donald Trump vowed to deliver another ā€œearthquake at the ballot boxā€ in 2020, speaking before 20,000 cheering supporters in Orlando, Florida.

The US president warned that ā€œthe swampā€ he had vowed to drain during his 2016 campaign was ā€œfighting back so viciously and violentlyā€ that he needed another four years in office.

Mr. Trump boasted of his presidential achievements including creating a US economy that was ā€œthe envy of the worldā€, declaring: ā€œThe American dream is back.ā€

He also painted the Democratic Party, his political opponents, as ā€œradical socialistsā€, warning that, ā€œthey want to destroy you, they want to destroy our country as we know it.ā€

The rally, in a key swing state, was well received among supporters in the stadium, who cheered and jeered at Mr Trumpā€™s punch lines ā€“ including repeatedly booing the ā€œfake newsā€ media.

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