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Team Trump mocks ‘Fake Polls’ ahead of 2020 launch: ‘They’re doubling down on poor science’

President Donald Trump waves as he departs after speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, June 14, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

By Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Trump will officially launch his reelection campaign Tuesday in Florida, with polls showing he has Democrats right where he wants them: beating him in nearly every survey.

**FILE** Sara Fitzgerald, left, and Michael Martin, both with the group One Virginia, protest gerrymandering in front of the Supreme Court, Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Washington where the court will hear arguments on a gerrymandering case. The Supreme Court is taking up its second big partisan redistricting case of the term amid signs the justices could place limits on drawing maps for political gain. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Supreme Court hands Dems a win in Va. racial gerrymandering case

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 14, 2019 file photo, acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan speaks about the situation in the Persian Gulf region during a meeting with Portuguese Minister of National Defense Joao Cravinho, at the Pentagon. President Donald Trump has placed acting officials in key posts in significantly higher numbers than his recent predecessors. The practice lets him quickly, if temporarily, install allies in important positions while circumventing the Senate confirmation process, which can be risky with Republicans running the chamber by a slim 53-47 margin. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

U.S. to send another 1,000 troops to Middle East to counter Iran

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 12, 2018 file photo, former President Barack Obama accepts the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award at a ceremony in New York. Obama appears on a reworked song by Lin-Manuel Miranda originally from the Broadway hit Hamilton. Released Friday, One Last Time (44 Remix) features Obama reciting a passage from George Washingtons farewell address. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

Obama writes own script after leaving White House

By James Varney - The Washington Times

In this undated handout file photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, a MQ-9 Reaper, armed with GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided munitions and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, is piloted by Col. Lex Turner during a combat mission over southern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Lt. Col.. Leslie Pratt, US Air Force, File)

U.S. drone fired upon by Iranian missile during tanker attacks

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

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In this Dec. 12, 2018 file photo, former President Barack Obama accepts the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award at a ceremony in New York. Obama appears on a reworked song by Lin-Manuel Miranda originally from the Broadway hit Hamilton. Released Friday, One Last Time (44 Remix) features Obama reciting a passage from George Washingtons farewell address. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

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Then California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at the California Democrats State Convention in Anaheim, California, May 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) ** FILE **

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In this Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, file photo, Alex Jones, the right-wing conspiracy theorist, walks the corridors of Capitol Hill after listening to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on 'Foreign Influence Operations and Their Use of Social Media Platforms' on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Twitter's permanent ban of conspiracy-monger Alex Jones on Thursday again underscored the difficulty many social-media services face in trying to consistently apply their rules against harassment and other bad behavior. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

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Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg delivers remarks on foreign policy and national security during a speech at the Indiana University Auditorium in Bloomington, Ind., Tuesday, June 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) ** FILE **

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President Donald Trump waves as he departs after speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, June 14, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Team Trump mocks ‘Fake Polls’ ahead of 2020 launch: ‘They’re doubling down on poor science’

By Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump waves as he departs after speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, June 14, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, June 14, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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In this July 11, 2018, file photo, Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and director of the Office of Management, listens during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington. White House Chief of Staff Mulvaney said in an interview with &quot;Fox News Sunday&quot; Democrats will &quot;never&quot; see President Donald Trump's tax returns. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) **FILE**

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Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., speaks at the Virginia Tech announcement of a 1 million-square-foot, technology-focused campus in Alexandria, Va., to build one of it's two new headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

Reps. Don Beyer and Ted Lieu accuse Jared Kushner of Hatch Act violations, call for investigation

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**FILE** Sara Fitzgerald, left, and Michael Martin, both with the group One Virginia, protest gerrymandering in front of the Supreme Court, Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Washington where the court will hear arguments on a gerrymandering case. The Supreme Court is taking up its second big partisan redistricting case of the term amid signs the justices could place limits on drawing maps for political gain. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Supreme Court hands Dems a win in Va. racial gerrymandering case

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Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, speaks to the South San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ** FILE **

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$The Democratic Party was fractured by infighting during the 2016 race, but now Democrats have found unity in disgust for President Trump. (Associated Press)$

Divided Democrats ready to get behind any presidential nominee who will oust Trump

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Susan Pompeo arrives to listen to her husband, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as he gives a policy speech at the American University Cairo, in the eastern suburb of New Cairo, Egypt, east of the capital, Thursday, Jan, 10, 2019. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)

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Activists with Planned Parenthood demonstrate in support of a pregnant 17-year-old being held in a Texas facility for unaccompanied immigrant children to obtain an abortion, outside of the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite File)

Court rules migrant children can get abortions in U.S.

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U.S. Navy and Philippine Coast Guard divers conduct search-and-rescue operation for the sunken passenger ferry, MV Princess of the Stars, off Sibuyan Island in central Philippines on Wednesday, June 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ** FILE **

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This image provided by the FBI in a U.S. District Court filing in Washington on feb. 29, 2019, shows Mustafa al-Imam after his capture in October 2017. The interrogation of the Libyan militant accused of playing an instrumental role in the 2012 Benghazi attacks may be admitted at his trial next month, a federal judge ruled April 8, 2019. U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper rejected defense attorneys claims that al-Imam had been suffering from mental trauma and seasickness in the days after his 2017 abduction in Libya. Al-Imam is scheduled to stand trial in May 2019 in Washington on murder and terrorism charges. (FBI via AP)

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This Saturday, April 15, 2017, photograph shows the entrance to the GEO Group's immigrant detention facility in Aurora, Colo. People once held in a privately run Colorado immigration detention center are challenging the system used to keep it clean and maintained, arguing it borders on slavery. They have won the right to sue GEO Group on behalf of an estimated 60,000 people held at its detention center near Denver over a decade. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers Hunter College's commencement address, Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Gary Woodland watches his tee shot on the first hole during the final round of the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) **FILE**

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In this Jan. 5, 2019, file photo, Duke's Zion Williamson (1) dunks during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Clemson, in Durham, N.C. The Blue Devils freshman is widely expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft on Thursday, June 20. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File) **FILE**

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Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) leaves after being injured as Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) talks to him during first-half basketball action in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Toronto, Monday, June 10, 2019. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, left, greets Jackson Rutledge, a right-handed pitcher from San Jacinto Junior College in Pasadena, Texas, onstage after Rutledge was elected No. 17 by the Washington Nationals in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft, Monday, June 3, 2019, in Secaucus, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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