By Joseph Weber, Fox News
As President Trump gets a jump on 2020 by rolling out his hand-picked reelection team, he’s already facing rumblings of a possible Republican primary challenge.
Outgoing Arizona GOP Sen. Jeff Flake, an outspoken Trump nemesis, plans next month to visit early-voting state New Hampshire to speak at the high-profile “Politics and Eggs” event.
A candidate’s performance in the state’s primary, which historically follows the first-in-the nation Iowa caucuses, is seen as a critical test in the nomination battle.
Flake said last year he wasn’t planning to run, but didn’t rule it out either. Flake’s office confirmed the New Hampshire trip to Fox News on Tuesday — and the appearance immediately revived speculation about his intentions.
On the same day, Trump named former digital adviser Brad Parscale as his 2020 campaign manager and announced other top re-election campaign officials.
Trump — who, with Parscale’s help, made the once-unthinktable jump from real estate and reality TV magnate to president-elect in 2016 — says Parscale will lead “advanced planning” for the 2020 effort.
The announcement was yet another step toward Trump’s re-election effort. He already filed paperwork to organize his 2020 committee, held his first campaign rally on February 2017 and continues to make pre-emptive jabs at any potential 2020 challengers — most recently Oprah Winfrey, a strong Democratic Party supporter who now says she won’t run.
To read the rest of the article, please visit Fox News.
