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Trump Takes Aim at Democrats Before Nevada Caucuses at Las Vegas Rally
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1:57:56Now PlayingPresident Donald Trump repeated his criticisms of the Democratic party's process to select his rival Friday, relishing a fractious Democratic debate as Nevada prepares to vote in their presidential caucus.
Trump, making a rare four-day swing through the West, was exuding reelection confidence after this week's Democratic debate in Las Vegas.
He reveled in the intra-party squabbling and the weak debut debate performance turned in by former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, according to aides and allies.
Trump's preoccupation with the scrambled nomination race for the Democrats seeking to replace him has been clear throughout the trip.
Bloomberg has been the most disconcerting force in the 2020 race for Trump since the ultra-billionaire entered the fray in November and spent more than $400 million, which rocketed him in the polls in just three months.
Trump's campaign poll numbers have improved since his impeachment trial wrapped up in January and his campaign has broken fundraising records, raising $60 million in January and $14 million this week in California alone.
But Bloomberg's willingness to spend near-unlimited sums to defeat Trump this fall, and the mocking tone of many of his ads, have deeply rankled the president.
Trump also blasted Congressional Democrats, reviving old grievances in claiming that Democratic opponents are determined to undermine the legitimacy of his presidency.
"They said today that Putin wants to be sure that Trump gets elected," Trump said.
Trump is minimizing new warnings from the intelligence community that Russia is interfering in this year's U.S. election campaign.
Intelligence officials told lawmakers in a classified briefing last week that Russia is meddling with the hope of getting Trump to get reelected. That's according to three officials familiar with the closed-door briefing who spoke on condition of anonymity.
But Trump pushed back against the notion and accused Democrats of trying to politically damage him by launching a disinformation campaign that suggests Russia is backing his candidacy.
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