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| Brad Parscale: Trump names 2020 election campaign chief | Brad Parscale: Trump names 2020 election campaign chief |
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| US President Donald Trump has picked one of his political strategists as campaign manager for his 2020 re-election campaign. | US President Donald Trump has picked one of his political strategists as campaign manager for his 2020 re-election campaign. |
| The Trump Organization hired Brad Parscale, 42, in 2011 as a digital media guru. | The Trump Organization hired Brad Parscale, 42, in 2011 as a digital media guru. |
| He was asked in 2015 to create a website for Mr Trump's exploratory White House bid and a year later became the campaign's digital director. | He was asked in 2015 to create a website for Mr Trump's exploratory White House bid and a year later became the campaign's digital director. |
| The president's son, Eric Trump, confirmed the appointment. | The president's son, Eric Trump, confirmed the appointment. |
| He said in a press release on Tuesday: "Brad is an amazing talent and was pivotal to our success in 2016. | He said in a press release on Tuesday: "Brad is an amazing talent and was pivotal to our success in 2016. |
| "He has our family's complete trust and is the perfect person to be at the helm of the campaign." | "He has our family's complete trust and is the perfect person to be at the helm of the campaign." |
| A safe pair of hands? | A safe pair of hands? |
| Analysis by Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Washington | Analysis by Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Washington |
| Brad Parscale's appointment as the man selected to lead President Trump's re-election effort is notable. | Brad Parscale's appointment as the man selected to lead President Trump's re-election effort is notable. |
| The president is promoting from within, as Mr Parscale - a web designer by trade - managed the 2016 campaign's social media efforts despite being a political novice. Given that the top job that year was a bit of a hot potato, someone who is familiar with how Mr Trump operates could bring stability to the next run. | The president is promoting from within, as Mr Parscale - a web designer by trade - managed the 2016 campaign's social media efforts despite being a political novice. Given that the top job that year was a bit of a hot potato, someone who is familiar with how Mr Trump operates could bring stability to the next run. |
| It may also be an indication that the president will once again mount an outsider-style campaign, instead of letting Republican party veterans take control. | It may also be an indication that the president will once again mount an outsider-style campaign, instead of letting Republican party veterans take control. |
| Appointing Mr Parscale could also draw scrutiny, given the US intelligence community's conclusion that Russia used social media to attempt to influence the 2016 presidential race. | Appointing Mr Parscale could also draw scrutiny, given the US intelligence community's conclusion that Russia used social media to attempt to influence the 2016 presidential race. |
| Special counsel Robert Mueller recently laid out the extent of the alleged meddling, which included fake and hijacked Twitter and Facebook accounts used to boost Mr Trump. | Special counsel Robert Mueller recently laid out the extent of the alleged meddling, which included fake and hijacked Twitter and Facebook accounts used to boost Mr Trump. |
| If Mr Parscale's selection means Trump 2020 will rely even more heavily on social media, the impact this time around could be diminished, given the growing view that anything - and everything - online should be viewed with suspicion. | If Mr Parscale's selection means Trump 2020 will rely even more heavily on social media, the impact this time around could be diminished, given the growing view that anything - and everything - online should be viewed with suspicion. |
| The president's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, said in a statement: "Brad was essential in bringing a disciplined technology and data-driven approach to how the 2016 campaign was run. | The president's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, said in a statement: "Brad was essential in bringing a disciplined technology and data-driven approach to how the 2016 campaign was run. |
| "His leadership and expertise will help build a best-in-class campaign." | "His leadership and expertise will help build a best-in-class campaign." |
| The Republican president filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission shortly after his inauguration last year to form a committee for a re-election bid. | The Republican president filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission shortly after his inauguration last year to form a committee for a re-election bid. |
| Mr Trump's campaign fundraising has been ongoing, raising $22m (£16m) by the end of 2017. | Mr Trump's campaign fundraising has been ongoing, raising $22m (£16m) by the end of 2017. |
| It is little surprise that an incumbent US president would run for a second term, as White House press secretary Sarah Sanders made clear last year. | It is little surprise that an incumbent US president would run for a second term, as White House press secretary Sarah Sanders made clear last year. |
| "Of course he's running for re-election," she said in June 2017 during a press briefing. | "Of course he's running for re-election," she said in June 2017 during a press briefing. |
| Mr Parscale, of San Antonio, Texas, was interviewed behind closed doors last year by the House Intelligence Committee inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the US election. | Mr Parscale, of San Antonio, Texas, was interviewed behind closed doors last year by the House Intelligence Committee inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the US election. |
| He said he had told lawmakers he had no knowledge of the alleged Kremlin plot to influence the campaign in favour of Mr Trump. | He said he had told lawmakers he had no knowledge of the alleged Kremlin plot to influence the campaign in favour of Mr Trump. |
| Mr Parscale told a CBS 60 Minutes programme last year that Mr Trump had rebuked him during the election, because the candidate was sceptical about ad spending. | Mr Parscale told a CBS 60 Minutes programme last year that Mr Trump had rebuked him during the election, because the candidate was sceptical about ad spending. |
| He said Mr Trump shouted at him: "I don't believe in this mumbo-jumbo digital stuff. | He said Mr Trump shouted at him: "I don't believe in this mumbo-jumbo digital stuff. |
| "I was crushed actually. It was the first time he had ever, just, I hadn't even seen him yell at anyone, let alone me." | "I was crushed actually. It was the first time he had ever, just, I hadn't even seen him yell at anyone, let alone me." |
| The digital guru's firm, Giles-Parscale, billed the Trump campaign $94m for its work on the election, reports US media. | The digital guru's firm, Giles-Parscale, billed the Trump campaign $94m for its work on the election, reports US media. |
| Mr Parscale told 60 Minutes he projected Mr Trump's eventual path to victory in the US Midwest. | |
| "I took every nickel and dime I could out of anywhere else," he said. | "I took every nickel and dime I could out of anywhere else," he said. |
| "And I moved it to Michigan and Wisconsin. And I started buying advertising, digital, TV." | "And I moved it to Michigan and Wisconsin. And I started buying advertising, digital, TV." |
| Mr Parscale hired the British data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica to work for the Trump campaign. | |
| On Tuesday, the chief executive of Cambridge Analytica was grilled by British MPs over its role in the US election and Brexit. | |
| The analysis firm - which claims to have up to 5,000 data points on every adult in the US - is credited by some with helping Mr Trump win the presidency. |