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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made a new rule last year when he blockaded President Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland: no new confirmations during a presidential campaign. Now that popular vote loser Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail, Democrats should make sure that the rule continues.
WASHINGTON — In an extraordinarily swift return to politicking after a tumultuous first month in office, the White House on Wednesday said President Trump will hold the first campaign rally of his four-week-old administration on Saturday.
The rally, to be held in an airplane hangar in Melbourne, Fla., is an indication that Mr. Trump, who has sometimes felt isolated in the White House, is eager to get outside of Washington and relive the rapturous reception that greeted him during the presidential campaign. Mr. Trump exulted in large crowds assembled at cavernous venues throughout his 2016 bid, and spent the first days of his presidency quibbling over how many Americans attended his inauguration. […]
The White House would not provide any additional information about the rally. Officials referred questions to a member of Mr. Trump’s political organization, who also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“It’s being run by the campaign,” Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, said on Wednesday, without elaborating. He would not say why the president would be holding a campaign rally so soon after taking office.
It's clearly a campaign event, the White House says so. A campaign event open to the public, so the resistance can and should attend. And while you're at it, tell your senators they should not be voting on a Supreme Court nominee from Trump, not until the people have a chance to speak in the next election.