Trump is reportedly adding to his nickname arsenal for 2020

Donald Trump.
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Developing new policy platforms that might appeal to a larger swath of on-the-fence voters? That's not how President Trump campaigns.

Trump has more or less been gearing up for re-election already, holding rallies to excite his base. But now that the field of his potential 2020 Democratic opponents is taking shape, Trump is turning his attention to them. And he's going back to his ace-in-the-hole: nicknames.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.