It’s easy to see President Donald Trump’s latest attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar as an exercise in rousing up the Republican base. It is — but I would argue it’s more than just that from a political angle.
One of Trump’s latest tweets, in which he tries to tie Omar to the Democratic House leadership at large, suggests something larger is at play.
It’s the latest sign that Trump (and the Republican Party) recognizes he probably cannot win a 2020 election that is a referendum on his presidency. He needs 2020 to be a choice between a “radical” Democratic Party and himself. CONT.
Harry Enten, CNN