WATCH LIVE: Trump Tries To Stop The Bleeding With Campaign Rally In Florida
President’s Approval Rating At Historic Low
After a tumultuous first four weeks in office, President Donald Trump will attempt to begin righting the ship on Saturday with a campaign rally in Melbourne, Florida.Â
Tony Ledbetter, who’s coordinating the rally, told Fox News it will be Trump’s “first re-election rally.”Â
On Friday, Trump’s approval dropped to 38 percent, a historic low for modern U.S. presidents. Timothy Naftali, a presidential historian at New York University, told the Washington Post the rally appears to be “an attempt to inject some adrenaline into his administration and shake a perception of loserdom.â€
“Except for the fact that he doesn’t have a big plastic button, this certainly looks like a reset,â€Â Naftali said.Â
Michael Caputo, a former senior adviser to Trump’s campaign, told CNN he expects the rally will be the “first of many.”
Watch the rally live beginning at 5 p.m. Eastern above. More from Twitter below. Â
Trump protesters blare “Back In The USSR” outside @FlyMLB before Trump rally @Florida_Today pic.twitter.com/P0o1rlDlrs
— Rick Neale (@RickNeale1) February 18, 2017
Trump campaign volunteer Gary Snow blares “We Are The Champions,” trolls protesters outside @FlyMLB before rally pic.twitter.com/rJIvxFNLWB
— Rick Neale (@RickNeale1) February 18, 2017
Sale of Donald Trump merchandise is brisk at the Trump rally in Melbourne. Big seller is $25 Make America Great Again caps. pic.twitter.com/A1YLCEkFnM
— Dave Berman (@ByDaveBerman) February 18, 2017
In Melbourne, thousands line up early for Trump rally https://t.co/ZYnXO0V1Bd pic.twitter.com/zRfaiOR2jd
— Kristina Webb (@KristinaWebb) February 18, 2017
“This is what democracy looks like!” #TrumpRally #protest pic.twitter.com/Eeqf5WifPD
— Celeste Katz (@CelesteKatzNYC) February 18, 2017
Men who held rallies after they were democratically elected:
Mussolini
Hitler
Stalin
Castro
Berdymukhamedov
Kim Jong-un
Trump#TrumpRally pic.twitter.com/BDwEr9u2ux— Sophia Cannon (@SophiaCannon) February 18, 2017
More photos from the #Melbourne #TrumpRally in Florida today. #MAGA pic.twitter.com/kDle3A4Rke
— Gaven MacLeod (@crustysails) February 18, 2017
The staff is limbering up. We’ll be live fact-checking @realDonaldTrump‘s campaign-style rally starting at 5 p.m. Follow along. pic.twitter.com/SEBfHRbemJ
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) February 18, 2017
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