--- title: President Trump Returns to the Campaign Trail description: President Trump will return to the campaign trail Saturday after barely four weeks in office, holding a rally in Melbourne, Florida. canonical: https://time.com/4673085/donald-trump-campaign-trail-2020-event/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-16T19:05:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T07:17:23.800Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump Returns to the Campaign Trail og:description: On Saturday. og:url: https://time.com/4673085/donald-trump-campaign-trail-2020-event/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Morning Must Reads og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump Returns to the Campaign Trail twitter:description: On Saturday. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump Returns to the Campaign Trail > Sponsored content. 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President Donald Trump is asking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "hold back" on settlements for a bit._ by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Feb 16, 2017 7:05 PM UTC by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Feb 16, 2017 7:05 PM UTC The campaign is over. Long live the campaign. President Trump will return to the campaign trail Saturday after barely four weeks in office, holding a rally in Melbourne, Florida. Trump formally filed the paperwork for a re-election campaign earlier this year in a standard move that allowed him to continue fundraising for himself and the Republican National Committee, but his return to the stump is just the latest sign he won’t play by the same rules as his predecessors. Trump _loved_ the campaign trail; the adoration of the crowds, the free-flowing speeches; the kids dressed as mini-Trumps. He’s missed it, and is looking to recapture some of that energy this weekend. Meanwhile in Washington, the sense of tumult is [pervasive](http://time.com/magazine/)—except in the West Wing, where Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, and Senior Advisor Jared Kushner all proclaim that everything is doing fine. “It’s not chaos,” Bannon told TIME. “It’s anti-chaos.” They argue that damaging leaks are emanating from those spurned by the Trump administration and that Trump’s agenda is on course. There is some truth to that. Trump campaigned on upending the status quo in D.C. and he’s certainly done that. But the internal drama and external worries have even allies worried. Worries about Trump on Russia. Trump loses his pick for Labor Secretary. And Trump’s Shangri-La. _Here are your must reads:_ **Must Reads** [Top Trump Advisor Stephen Bannon Denounces Claims of Friction in West Wing ](http://time.com/4672902/donald-trump-stephen-bannon-reince-priebus/)“It’s anti-chaos,” he tells TIME [As Moscow Advances, U.S. Allies Look Warily to Trump for Clarity ](http://time.com/4672985/moscow-russia-us-politics/)Mixed messages from the White House complicate foreign alliances TIME’s Massimo Calabresi and Simon Shuster write [The Emotional Divide of Trump’s Presidency ](http://time.com/4672975/emotional-divide-trumps-presidency/)TIME’s Karl Vick on what you’re feeling [Inside Donald Trump’s White House Chaos ](http://time.com/4672974/donald-trump-white-house-chaos/)TIME’s Philip Elliott on the turmoil—intentional and not—inside the administration [At Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump Blends Pleasure, Profit and Politics ](http://time.com/4672984/donald-trump-mar-a-lago/)Trump will spend his third-straight weekend there this week \[TIME\] [Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Seems Designed to Spread Fear ](http://time.com/4672992/trumps-immigration-crackdown-seems-designed-to-spread-fear/)TIME’s Maya Rhodan on the ICE raids [Trump Withholds Clear Backing for a Palestinian State in a Major Departure From U.S. Policy ](http://time.com/4672920/trump-two-state-solution-israel-palestine/)But calls on Netanyahu to “hold off” on settlements \[Associated Press\] [After Election, Trump’s Professed Love for Leaks Quickly Faded ](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/us/politics/leaks-donald-trump.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share)Now attacks “low-life” leakers \[New York Times\] [Trump Administration Rule Aims to Calm Insurers During Health-Law Limbo ](https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-rule-aims-to-calm-insurers-during-health-law-limbo-1487173950)Proposals seek to create more incentives for insurers who must decide by spring whether to offer plans on the Affordable Care Act’s individual exchanges \[Wall Street Journal\] **Sound Off** “This guy is doing an amazing job. I’m proud to call him a partner.” — Steve Bannon on Reince Priebus “I’d like to see you hold back on settlements for a little bit.” — President Donald Trump to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday **Bits and Bites** [President Trump’s Pick for Labor Secretary Andy Puzder Bows Out](http://time.com/4672325/andy-puzder-labor-withdraw-donald-trump/?xid=homepage) \[TIME\] [The Mar-a-Lago Club Was a ‘Winter White House’ Even Before President Trump Got There](http://time.com/4661763/mar-a-lago-donald-trump-marjorie-post/) \[TIME\] [The many reasons Republicans are stuck on Obamacare repeal](http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/16/politics/reasons-republicans-stuck-obamacare-repeal/index.html) \[CNN\] [Big U.S. banks to push for easing of money laundering rules](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-banks-moneylaundering-exclusive-idUSKBN15V1E9?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm%5Fsource=Twitter&utm%5Fmedium=Social&utm%5Fcampaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FbusinessNews+%28Business+News%29) \[Reuters\] [Where Is Rex Tillerson? Top Envoy Keeps Head Down and Travels Light](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/world/europe/germany-rex-tillerson.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur) \[New York Times\] [The Story Behind TIME’s Trump Chaos Cover](http://time.com/4672686/time-cover-trump-chaos/) \[TIME\] [See Inside the ‘Winter White House’ at Mar-a-Lago](http://time.com/4669323/mar-a-ago-winter-white-house-pictures-photos/) \[TIME\] [After Leaks White House Plans to Have Trump Ally Review Intelligence Agencies](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/us/politics/trump-intelligence-agencies-stephen-feinberg.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share) \[New York Times\] [Michael Flynn’s Resignation Has People Talking About the Logan Act. Who Was Logan?](http://time.com/4672144/george-logan-michael-flynn/?xid=homepage) \[TIME\] [Trump’s F-35 Calls Came With a Surprise: Rival CEO Was Listening](https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-02-16/trump-s-f-35-calls-came-with-a-surprise-rival-ceo-was-listening) \[Bloomberg\] Trump’s pick for Israel ambassador faces rocky confirmation [President Trump’s Pick for Labor Secretary Andy Puzder Bows Out](http://time.com/4672325/andy-puzder-labor-withdraw-donald-trump/?xid=homepage) \[TIME\] [The Mar-a-Lago Club Was a ‘Winter White House’ Even Before President Trump Got There](http://time.com/4661763/mar-a-lago-donald-trump-marjorie-post/) \[TIME\] [The many reasons Republicans are stuck on Obamacare repeal](http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/16/politics/reasons-republicans-stuck-obamacare-repeal/index.html) \[CNN\] [Big U.S. banks to push for easing of money laundering rules](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-banks-moneylaundering-exclusive-idUSKBN15V1E9?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm%5Fsource=Twitter&utm%5Fmedium=Social&utm%5Fcampaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FbusinessNews+%28Business+News%29) \[Reuters\] [Where Is Rex Tillerson? Top Envoy Keeps Head Down and Travels Light](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/world/europe/germany-rex-tillerson.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur) \[New York Times\] [The Story Behind TIME’s Trump Chaos Cover](http://time.com/4672686/time-cover-trump-chaos/) \[TIME\] [See Inside the ‘Winter White House’ at Mar-a-Lago](http://time.com/4669323/mar-a-ago-winter-white-house-pictures-photos/) \[TIME\] [After Leaks White House Plans to Have Trump Ally Review Intelligence Agencies](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/us/politics/trump-intelligence-agencies-stephen-feinberg.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share) \[New York Times\] [Michael Flynn’s Resignation Has People Talking About the Logan Act. Who Was Logan?](http://time.com/4672144/george-logan-michael-flynn/?xid=homepage) \[TIME\] [Trump’s F-35 Calls Came With a Surprise: Rival CEO Was Listening](https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-02-16/trump-s-f-35-calls-came-with-a-surprise-rival-ceo-was-listening) \[Bloomberg\] Trump’s pick for Israel ambassador faces rocky confirmation ## Transcript As far as settlements, I would like to see you hold back on settlement for a little bit. We'll works something out but I would like to see it a deal be made, I think a deal will be made. I know that every president would like to, most of them have not started [ UNKNOWN ] because they never thought it was possible and it wasn't possible. Because they didn't do it. But [ UNKNOWN ] and I have known each other a long time, a smart man, great negotiator. And I think we're gonna make a deal. It might be a bigger and better deal than people in this room even understand, that's a possibility. I am looking at a two state and a one state And I like the one that both parties like. [ LAUGH ] I'm very happy with th one that both parties like. I can live with either one, I thought for a while the two state looked like it maybe the easier of the two, but honestly, if Bibi and if the Palestinians, if Israel and the Palestinians are Are happy, I'm happy with the one they like the best. I think the Palestinians have to get rid of some of that hate that they are taught from a very young age. They are taught tremendous hate. I've seen what they've taught. And you can talk about flexibility they are too but it starts at a very young age. And it starts In the school room and they have to acknowledge Israel. They're gonna have to do that. 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