Hong Kong (CNN Business) President Donald Trump has joined Amazon's popular video game live-streaming site Twitch in an apparent move to bolster his 2020 presidential re-election campaign.

Trump, who has a verified account on the platform and almost 40,000 followers as of the time of writing, made his Twitch debut by live-streaming his Thursday rally in Minneapolis , Minnesota.

On his official page are also links taking viewers to the Trump campaign's website and online store, and one button reminding supporters to donate.

The president is following in the footsteps of political rival Sen. Bernie Sanders , who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination and who also has a verified Twitch account (and 88,000 followers).

Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also made a surprise appearance on the platform in January during a live stream of an online video game fundraiser.