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Home Front: Politix
Mayor Phoenix, AZ does not want the President to visit next week... or ever
2017-08-19
[LA Times] The mayor of Phoenix has a message for President Trump: Please stay away.

Ahead of Trump’s planned campaign-style rally in the city on Tuesday, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton (D) released a statement this week, calling on the president to halt his plans as the nation continues to grapple with fallout from the violence in Charlottesville, Va., last 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, a Democrat, said. "It is my hope that more sound judgment prevails and that he delays his visit."

On Wednesday, Trump used social media to urge supporters to show up at the Phoenix Convention Center for his first rally in the Western part of the country since his inauguration.

In recent days, reports also have surfaced that Trump is considering offering a pardon to former Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Last month, Arpaio -- who has been sued several times by civilians who said he promoted racial profiling -- was found guilty of criminal contempt. A U.S. District Court judge found Arpaio, 85, guilty of defying a judge’s 2011 court order to refrain from racially profiling Latinos during patrols and turning them over to federal immigration authorities.
Posted by:Besoeker

#12  Trump should just add additional days, let them buy up tickets and then donate that money to select Republicans in the state.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2017-08-19 23:15  

#11  The rally may not be that big - it requires advance tickets and there has been a big move by the Dems to soak up as many tickets as possible and then not show up.
Posted by: Glenmore   2017-08-19 16:12  

#10  Phoenix is a dem city. The greater area, Mesa and all is not. He speaks for the minority in the greater Phoenix area. When Trump comes the rally will be big and I think he only does it in Phoenix to piss off the dems.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2017-08-19 15:49  

#9  Trump should find out who is likely to go against this fellow and give him a lot of camera time.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2017-08-19 13:19  

#8   I'dbet that Trump's supporters would back a full pardon.
I'd much prefer a acquital on an appeal.
Posted by: Glenmore   2017-08-19 13:12  

#7  Tough titties.

You want your turn at the trough, then shut up.

Otherwise you can go fuck yourself and we'll spend that money we would normally give you on a fucking wall.
Posted by: DarthVader   2017-08-19 11:45  

#6  I don't know the odds and have no inside info but I've seen a pardon discussed. It was a travesty to begin with. An Obama-Soros effort went into defeating Arpaio and ousting him from office. George Soros contributed $2 million to a group working to defeat Joe Arpaio. I'd bet that Trump's supporters would back a full pardon.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-08-19 10:50  

#5  what are the odds that DJT uses the Phoenix visit to pardon Sheriff Joe?
during the rally, right there on tv?
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2017-08-19 10:35  

#4  In 2014, Arizona was among States most reliant on the Federal Government

And partly why McCain vetoed the Senate insurance-repeal bill. The Arizona political machines said to: Democrat, GOP(e), Hispanic, Senior, Mormon... You name it, McCain'll listen to it. It's part of how he keeps getting re-elected.
Posted by: Pappy   2017-08-19 09:54  

#3  In 2014, Arizona was among States most reliant on the Federal Government. There is no reason to think things are much different in 2017. For every $1.00 paid in Federal taxes, Arizonans get back $1.61. Phoenix most likely get its share of this boodle. It'd be a shame if this money dried up.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-08-19 07:56  

#2  Opportunistic virtue signaling/camera hunting by hizzoner. The interesting part will be what he tells the cops to do if a bunch of "antifa" brownshirts show up. I hope the Governor has the NG standing by.
Posted by: PBMcL   2017-08-19 01:45  

#1  (D-Smug) - let's see how he does without funding due to Sanctuary status. The Feds can always audit the State expenditure of Fed funds as well. Any time. Like now
Posted by: Frank G   2017-08-19 00:06  

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