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Aug 16 2017, 9:13 pm ET
Phoenix Mayor Doesn’t Want President Trump’s Rally in His City Next Week
by Associated Press
PHOENIX — President Donald Trump plans to rally supporters in Phoenix next week, and Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton is not happy about it.
Trump's campaign announced the event Wednesday — a day after the president blamed "both sides" for weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, between white supremacists and counter-demonstrators.
The Aug. 22 rally will take place at the Phoenix Convention Center, the campaign said.
"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 Wednesday afternoon. "It is my hope that more sound judgment prevails and that he delays his visit."
The president has been holding campaign-style events in Trump-friendly areas since he took office. Next week's rally will be his first in the West.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/phoenix-mayor-doesn-t-want-president-trump-s-rally-his-n793371
Aug 16 2017, 9:13 pm ET
Phoenix Mayor Doesn’t Want President Trump’s Rally in His City Next Week
by Associated Press
PHOENIX — President Donald Trump plans to rally supporters in Phoenix next week, and Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton is not happy about it.
Trump's campaign announced the event Wednesday — a day after the president blamed "both sides" for weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, between white supremacists and counter-demonstrators.
The Aug. 22 rally will take place at the Phoenix Convention Center, the campaign said.
"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 Wednesday afternoon. "It is my hope that more sound judgment prevails and that he delays his visit."
The president has been holding campaign-style events in Trump-friendly areas since he took office. Next week's rally will be his first in the West.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/phoenix-mayor-doesn-t-want-president-trump-s-rally-his-n793371