Mayor asks Trump to delay Phoenix rally after Charlottesville violence

[highplainsdem]

Last edited Wed Aug 16, 2017, 08:51 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: KTAR

PHOENIX — Mayor Greg Stanton has asked President Donald Trump to delay a campaign rally in Phoenix after an outbreak of violence at a Virginia white supremacist protest over the weekend.

“I am disappointed that President Trump has chosen to hold a campaign rally as our nation is still healing from the tragic events in Charlottesville,” Stanton said in a Wednesday statement.

“It is my hope that more sound judgment prevails and that he delays his visit.”

Trump’s re-election campaign announced early Wednesday that it had booked the Phoenix Convention Center on Aug. 22 for a rally.

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Editing to direct people's attention to reply 10 below, from Leghorn21, about this tweet from Trump half an hour ago

Link to tweet

about the Phoenix rally. His way of replying to the mayor's request, apparently.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I don't remember ANY sitting president holding campaign rallies

only months after they were elected and long before their parties even re-nominated them for a second term. It just wasn't done. It's bizarre (but then, that's Trump).

Will the Nazis show up?

[The_jackalope]

4. It's apparently a fund-raising gimmick. Something about PAC rules. nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. It's also a gimmick to sooth/stoke tRump's ego, so that he can feel he still is popular. . . . nt

[catbyte]

27. It's further proof that Twitler loves running for president but he loathes being president.

It's boring, tedious, no fun, and he's not in control anymore, and can't force everybody to worship him. Poor little precious snowflake.

[pnwmom]

14. You don't remember it because it's never ever been done. n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

32. Yeah, I know. No other president in my lifetime

(and that includes some pretty bad ones: Nixon, Reagan and Bush) would have stooped that low. Trump doesn't seem to have a limit to his bad behavior.

[AlexSFCA]

2. love it. We must continue to equate trump rallies white supremacy rally

[madaboutharry]

3. Tasteless and crude.

It always comes from the top.

[iluvtennis]

13. Truly tasteless.

[dhill926]

5. the orange asshole should be shunned by every city in the nation.....

[LuckyLib]

39. Yes. Saying no to the craziness and expected expenses for security.

[flibbitygiblets]

6. Why don't you come to Portland, asshole? We'll be happy to give you some feedback

He doesn't have the balls.

[dbackjon]

7. He has to pardon the Criminal Arpaio to rally his base.

[dflprincess]

30. I suppose he plans to make the "bigly announcement" in Phoenix

He'll be able to find plenty of racists in Phoenix to back him up.

[mainstreetonce]

8. I was hoping

Whoever manages these venues would refuse to allow trump to use them.

Shut down all future rallies.

[Sunlei]

9. is that the kkk rally planned in kentucky?

[Leghorn21]

10. Hmmm...LOSER 45 just tweeted this moments ago:

Link to tweet

[herding cats]

12. Yep.

I believe Mayor Stanton can take that as a little stumpy middle finger aimed his way.

[riversedge]

38. Trump is a crude little man.

[highplainsdem]

15. Bastard. He's probably hoping for violent protests there.

[procon]

18. That's a big slap in the face to the mayor.

Of course, I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that he's a Democrat.

[DownriverDem]

16. I'll be honest

I'm very scared about what is going on.

[riversedge]

37. I am also.

[MyOwnPeace]

17. Credit to the Mayor......

I thought Arizona was a dRump strong-hold.
Yeah, I can see Orange Cheat-o announcing a pardon for the "pink prisoner" Sheriff Joe!

[SergeStorms]

19. "Sound Judgment".

From the TRUMP administration! I give up. That's the best one I've heard all year.

[Julian Englis]

20. DOJ needs to subpoena information on all the attendees of this alt-right rally.

The place will be packed with potential terrorists and their supporters.

[FormerOstrich]

21. Thank you Mayor Greg Stanton!!

He will be catching a log of flak for that statement. I appreciate he has made a stand!

[jaysunb]

22. I hope they have it and they fill up

the venue and overflow out the door.

I want the world in general and all soft independents and all naïve republicans to see this guy foe who he really is and nothing is going to change him. I know there are people that voted for this guy thinking he'd change or they would not be affected.

Please, please have this rally.

[Johnny2X2X]

23. Trump Rally equals White Power Rally

Counter protesters are going to start treating them the same way. Trump is a White Supremacist.

[SCVDem]

24. There is no money in the budget

for police to cover tRumps trip.

You're on your own security dime Donnie.

This is not an official state visit.

Will the asshole still come if security is minimal?

Good luck with that!

[Leghorn21]

26. Bikers4Trump are probably available? A couple grams of meth and 5 cases of Mountain Dew

should cover their services... (UP FRONT, of course!!)

[catbyte]

25. Uh oh, Twitler's not gonna like that at all.

He needs his pathetic little Nuremberg-Lite "Campaign" Rallies/Ego Stroking/Mass Fellatio like the rest of us need oxygen. It's gotten to the point where it's literally the only way he can convince himself that he's still loved & adored. If he loses his cult meetings, he loses everything.

[HopeAgain]

28. Rallies were very important for the Third Reich...

a big part of the propaganda machine put on by Herr Goebbels.

Just sayin'...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

33. But even Hitler held the Nuremburg rallies only once a year.

Trump seems to need one every few weeks. He's kind of like Tinkerbell in Peter Pan: If you don't clap he dies.

[Marie Marie]

29. F him and his F'ing "Rallies".

His need for constant ego gratification is just ridiculous.

[Tracer]

42. It's not just the adulation,

it's the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Adoration and money are the only things Prez Jackass cares about.

[Shrike47]

31. August in Phoenix. Maybe they'll all die of heatstroke standing in line to get in.

[LiberalLovinLug]

34. Racists from far and wide will make an extra effort

to attend this one. And cheer loudly.
To show their support for Trump and the white supremitist movement that he obviously supports.

[aggiesal]

35. Where ever Cheetolini holds one of his rally's ...

We should try to get all the tickets, then not show up.
I believe they're free.

[mobeau69]

40. I was thinking the same thing. I even clicked on the website.

You have to give personal information though and you'd get on the list for the Nazi roundup whenever that takes place.

[riversedge]

36. Paid for by Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.

hope he has lots of protesters to greet him

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/rallies/phoenix-az

[AZ Jim]

41. All AZ doesn't like this orange freak

The stupid sonofabitch doesn't get it at all!!!