Donald Trump will run for a second term as president and has named Brad Parscale, his 2016 digital strategist, as his campaign manager for 2020.
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President Donald Trump is essentially confirming his bid for reelection by tapping a veteran of 2016 as his campaign manager to oversee the effort, according to
Dailymail.
The president who stunned the world with his 2016 victory is tapping a veteran of his successful campaign effort to run his 2020 bid, elevating former digital director Brad Parscale, according to a new report.
Trump's 2020 moves come as his calls for changes to gun laws and regulations are already hitting snags, and after he got a bounce in a daily tracking poll.
Parscale's role helming the 2020 effort was first broken by the Drudge Report. The site billed the story as a world exclusive, coming 980 days before the election.
'The advanced planning for the 2020 race begins,' Trump's reelection campaign said as it announced the decision.
Parscale served as Trump's digital director for the 2016 campaign, where he oversaw online ads, social media, and TV purchases.
After the election, he helped launch America First Policies, which promotes Trump and his agenda from outside the White House.
According to a statement released by the Trump campaign, 'In addition to focusing on building its infrastructure for the 2020 race, the Trump Campaign will be engaged in the 2018 midterm elections this year, providing candidates with general support, endorsements, and rallying the support of the political grassroots by engaging Trump supporters in districts and states.'
The campaign sent out a statement from Eric Trump, the president's son who helps run the Trump Organization.
'Brad is an amazing talent and was pivotal to our success in 2016. He has our family's complete trust and is the perfect person to be at the helm of the campaign,' Eric Trump said.
Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, who is a senior advisor to Trump working in the White House, added: 'Brad was essential in bringing a disciplined technology and data-driven approach to how the 2016 campaign was run. His leadership and expertise will be help build a best-in-class campaign.'
Kushner also helped oversee the campaign's digital operations.