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A day ahead of his re-election launch rally in Florida, President Donald Trump attacked what he said was false polling that showed him behind a number of Democratic White House contenders.
‘FAKE POLLS’
Trump took to Twitter after his campaign cut ties with three members of his polling team. Last week, numbers showing him trailing former Vice President Joe Biden in several battleground states were leaked to the media.
“Only Fake Polls show us behind the Motley Crew,” said Trump, who had no public events on his schedule Monday. “We are looking really good, but it is far too early to be focused on that. Much work to do! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
A Fox News poll released Sunday showed Trump trailing five Democratic candidates in 2020 matchups. Biden was out in front, beating Trump by 10 points, while Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg were ahead by smaller numbers.
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Trump is kicking off his 2020 re-election bid with a rally in Orlando on Tuesday — more than two years after making clear he’d seek a second term, as the Wall Street Journal reported.
EYE ON IRAN
With oil markets keenly eyeing news from Iran, Trump tweeted out verbatim a Fox News graphic that said “Iran to defy Uranium Stockpile Limits.” He didn’t offer any further comment.
A spokesman for Iran’s atomic energy agency said Monday that the country will break the uranium stockpile limit set by Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers in the next 10 days. Trump pulled the U.S. out of that agreement last year.
The development from Iran comes in the wake of suspected attacks on oil tankers last week in the region. The Trump administration has blamed those attacks on Iran.
Crude oil futures CLN19, -0.97% BRNQ19, +0.23% prices fell Monday, as investors weighed worrisome demand updates issued last week.
Read: Oil extends last week’s sharp retreat as demand worries sour sentiment.
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