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President Donald Trump calls out Mavericks owner Mark Cuban on Twitter

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump (R) during a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2017 in Washington, D.C. This is the first time the two leaders are meeting at the White House. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images)

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Do you enjoy attention-hungry billionaires feuding?

If so, I have just the tweets for you.

President Donald Trump lashed out at Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, because this is what the thin-skinned Trump does. He praises his supporters and slams his critics.

Trump, once a fan of Cuban and the Mavericks, has turned on Cuban as Cuban has criticized Trump’s policies.

What set off Trump in particular? Cuban told The Huffington Post he heard it was this New York Post article:

The White House is already tracking which Democrats could challenge President Trump in 2020 and Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand aren’t on the list, sources told The Post.

Trump’s chief strategist, Steve Bannon, asked consultants to scour the backgrounds of four outspoken Democrats — Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, two sources close to the administration said.

But the White House’s “biggest fear” is that Cuban, a billionaire businessman, would run because he can appeal to Republicans and independents, the sources said.

“He’s not a typical candidate,” the second insider said. “He appeals to a lot of people the same way Trump did.”

“If you believe in the Trump revolution, you can believe a candidate like Mark Cuban could win an election,” the source added. “And Mark is the kind of guy who would drop half a billion dollars of his own money on the race.”

I have a hunch: Voters will not be as attracted to Trump or Trump-like candidates in 2020 as they were in 2016.