Phoenix Mayor Calls On Trump To Delay Planned Campaign Rally After C’Ville

Greg Stanton mayor City of Phoenix, speaks at the ribbon cutting ceremony during the inauguration the Arizona State Trade and Investment Office in Mexico City, Tuesday Oct. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
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Mayor Greg Stanton of Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday called on President Donald Trump to postpone a planned campaign rally in the city after violence erupted at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

“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 statement.

He suggested that Trump might have scheduled the rally to “announce a pardon for former Sheriff Joe Arpaio,” who was convicted in July of criminal contempt of court.

“Then it will be clear that his true intent is to enflame emotions and further divide our nation,” Stanton said. “It is my hope that more sound judgment prevails and that he delays his visit.”

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  1. This is gonna be rich if El Bufon refuses.

    If he cancels it I can’t wait to hear the his statement continuing the Precision Sniping of his feet.

  2. Yah Think?

    Trump NEEDS a slavish tongue-bath to salve his bruised ego after the firestorm he poured gasoline on with his deranged speech.

    His EGO DEMANDS a “Nuremberg Rally” and what better place than Arizona, where the armed militia-types will show up (heavily armed) in droves to bow down to his Genius.
    If AntiFa also shows up, I predict a blood-bath as the Nazis, Oath-Keepers, and Anti-Government Militias are salivating at the prospect of actually KILLING PEOPLE. It is their deeply-cherished wet dream to do so and this will be the excuse they have been looking for (with the tacit approval of the local police and sheriffs who will LOVE Trump for “Pardoning” that racist scum Arpaio.)

  3. Postpone? How about fuck off and never come here? That’s what everyone needs to do with this fat pig.

  4. “enflame emotions and further divide our nation”.

    Tradmark that puppy, Mr. Mayor, or the Trump 2020 campaign will grab it as their campaign slogan.

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