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Wednesday, June 19, 2019 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Trump launches 2020 bid ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — replace him even as he President Donald Trump tossed out "radical" and jabbed at the press and "unhinged" to describe the poked the political estab - rival party. lishment he ran against in Trump has long railed 2016 as he kicked off his against the special coun - reelection campaign with sel's investigation into a grievance-filled rally Russian meddling in the that focused more on set - 2016 election and the ongo - tling scores than laying ing probes by House out his agenda for a possi - Democrats in the after - ble second term. math of Robert Mueller's Addressing a crowd of report. thousands at Orlando's The apocalyptic lan - Amway Center on Tues - guage and finger-pointing day night, Trump com - made clear that Trump's plained he was "under 2020 campaign will proba - assault from the very first bly look a whole lot like day" of his presidency by his run three years ago. a "fake news media" and Even after two-and-a- an "illegal witch hunt" half years in the Oval that had tried to keep him Office, President Trump and his supporters down. remains focused on ener - He painted a disturbing gizing his base and offer - picture of what life would ing himself as a political look like if he loses in outsider running against 2020, accusing his critics Washington. The Commercial Review/Jack Ronald of "un-American conduct" In his speech, Trump and saying Democrats spent considerably more "want to destroy you and time focused on former they want to destroy our Democratic rival Hillary Fair preparations country as we know it." Clinton than on his cur - Randy Gillespie, left, and Tim Reff work on an electrical box near the new Farmers "A vote for any Democ - rent 2020 challengers, even Building at the Jay County Fairgrounds in preparation for this year’s fair, which runs from July 6 to rat in 2020 is a vote for the though she is not on the 13. rise of radical socialism ballot. and the destruction of the Thousands of Trump American dream," he said. supporters began gather - Trump made only passing ing outside the arena on mention of any of the Monday. Democrats running to See Trump page 5 Pompeo warns Iran By The Washington Post One such message about changes the whole thing," acting defense secretary Suspects named Secretary of State Mike retaliation was delivered said a senior administra - since January, could fur - Pompeo has privately during a hastily arranged tion official involved in ther sideline the Penta - delivered warnings visit to Baghdad by Pom - Iran policy who, like oth - gon, which has cam - in plane downing intended for Iranian lead - peo in May after officials ers, spoke on the condition paigned to reduce the By ANTON TROIANOVSKI intelligence agency, Dutch ers that any attack by detected a spike in intelli - of anonymity to talk potential for hostilities. The Washington Post chief prosecutor Fred Tehran or its proxies gence indicating that freely. "It changes every - Shanahan's withdrawal MOSCOW — The Dutch- Westerbeke said. resulting in the death of Iran's militia proxies thing." followed revelations of a led investigation into the The four suspects are even one American serv - might resume assaults on Speaking during a visit complicated domestic dis - downing of Malaysia Air - charged with causing the ice member will generate U.S. forces operating in to U.S. Central Command pute. lines Flight 17 over crash of the passenger a military counterattack, proximity to them across headquarters in Tampa, Concerns about an esca - Ukraine in 2014 named plane and murdering the U.S. officials said. Iraq. Florida, on Tuesday, Pom - lation are particularly four suspects today— 298 passengers and crew The potential for a sig - While such attacks were peo said Trump "does not pointed at the Pentagon, three Russian nationals aboard. nificant military response common during the Iraq want war" but stressed the where the absence of a and a Ukrainian. "Their acts on and to even an isolated event War, Pompeo told Iraqi United States would act if confirmed secretary has The suspects included around July 2014 have led has fueled a broader inter - leaders in a message he assaulted. "We are there to fueled worries that hawks Igor Girkin, also known as to the shooting of Flight nal debate among top knew would be relayed to deter aggression," he said. in the White House and Igor Strelkov, who was a MH17. Even though they Trump officials about Tehran that a single Trump himself has sent State Department could leader of Russian-backed have not pushed the but - whether the administra - American casualty would mixed messages about the push the military beyond separatists in eastern ton themselves, there is tion's policy exceeds Presi - prompt the United States seriousness of Iran's its specific mission of Ukraine at the time of the suspicion that they have dent Donald Trump's spe - to hit back. That specific actions and how he would destroying the remnants crash, which killed 298 closely cooperated" in cific goal of preventing warning has not been pre - respond to them. of the Islamic State in Iraq people. Another suspect, obtaining the missile Iran from acquiring a viously reported. The sudden departure and Syria, raising the Sergey Dubinskiy, was an launcher that shot down nuclear weapon, the offi - "What happens if Amer - Tuesday of Patrick Shana - potential for conflict with employee of Russia's GRU the jet, he said. cials said. icans are killed? That han, who has served as Iran. Sudden oak death fungus latest invasive plant threat By CHRISTOPHER to destroy infested rhodo - series of most-harmful STEPHENS dendron stock. The DNR plants illegal to sell, offer Anderson Herald Bulletin has destroyed about 1,500 or grow for sale, trade or In late May, the Indiana plants and pulled another distribution. Department of Natural 1,500 from stores. But the law doesn’t go Resources reported that While sudden oak death into effect until April 2020, an oak-killing fungus had is immediate cause for allowing nurseries that potentially infested rhodo - alarm, it's far from the were already cultivating dendrons sold in about 90 only threat to the state’s the plant species a chance Walmart and Rural King native flora and fauna. to unload their stock. stores across the state. Non-native invasive The legislation is Sudden oak death fun - species can outperform designed to halt the march gus can travel on other and outgrow species that of invasive species and plants without killing have traditionally lived in protect the state’s wild them. If host plants are an area, often with dire lands. then planted within six consequences. Indiana landowners and feet of an oak tree, the fun - New legislation signed managers spent over $5 gus can migrate to the into law this year is million controlling inva - The Commercial Review/Jack Ronald healthy tree and kill it designed to put a stop to sive plants in 2012, accord - quickly. the sale of 44 types of non- ing to a survey by the Indi - Workers from the state native plant species ana Invasive Species For the birds Department of Natural declared as pests or Council. A pair of house finches perch on a wire in Portland on a rare Resources' Division of pathogens. Gov. Eric Hol - The economic impact of sunny afternoon Tuesday. Entomology & Plant comb signed the Terrestri - invasive species globally Pathology have been visit - al Invasive Species Rule has been estimated at 5% ing stores across Indiana on March 18, marking a of GDP. Deaths Weather In review Coming up A flash flood watch is in effect from 5 p.m. today This is the traditional week through Thursday afternoon. for the Pennville Legion-Lions Thursday — A look at ways Showers and thunder - Fair, but activities will be lim - to cut soybean seeding costs. Travis Haffner , 29, Port - storms are forecast for ited in 2019 to livestock judg - Friday — The CR’s annual land tonight, and heavy rainfall is ing. special section on seniors. Details on page 2. expected. Lows will be in the The Pennville community Saturday — The latest in mid 60s. There’s more rain on is focusing its efforts on the our summer series on area tap Thursday, and some thun - annual Pumpkin Fest later young professionals. derstorms may produce heavy this year. rainfall. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/Indiana Wednesday, June 19, 2019 Middletown, township consider merging Ken de la Bastide rumors,” he said. be $20,000 to $25,000. body could approve, deny or look at what services will be pro - (Anderson) Herald Bulletin Kyle Hall, president of the She said it was the cost of one amend the plan. vided, will there be a change in MIDDLETOWN — Local resi - Fall Creek Township Advisory component of a comprehensive Harvey said adoption will the level of services being pro - dents were provided with the Board, said the intent of the con - plan on how the consolidated require 51% of the registered vided, and will it require addi - procedures that will be used to solidation is to better utilize the unit of government would func - voters in both the town and tional staffing and resources,” consider merging Middletown resources to benefit the town tion in the future. township voting for approval. she said. with Fall Creek Township in and township. Joel Harvey, attorney for the He said a referendum vote “What will be the cost and Henry County.