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NYT: What to Know Ahead of Trumps Rally in Arizona
What to Know Ahead of Trump’s Rally in Arizona
The rally, scheduled for 7 p.m. local time at the Phoenix Convention Center, is Mr. Trump’s first visit as president to Arizona, where he made fiery remarks on a signature issue — immigration — during his election campaign last year.
Amid the fallout from Mr. Trump’s assertion that “both sides” were to blame for the violent clashes in Charlottesville, and following the president’s suggestion that he could pardon Mr. Arpaio, Phoenix is bracing for throngs of protesters to come out in 100-degree heat.
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Several opposition rallies and marches have been planned, according to the Arizona Republic. By Tuesday, more than 3,900 people had indicated on Facebook that they would attend one event, Protest Trump Downtown Phoenix, across the street from the convention center. Another 2,700 said they planned to attend White Supremacy Will Not Be Pardoned, organized by the Puente Human Rights Movement.
Nothing has been officially announced. Mr. Trump has discussed a pardon for Mr. Arpaio, according to an associate of the president who spoke with The New York Times, and told a Fox News reporter that he was “seriously considering” it. But some of his advisers are concerned that such a move would add fuel to the firestorm surrounding the president’s recent comments about race and further divide the country.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/us/trumps-rally-in-arizona-what-you-need-to-know.html
The rally, scheduled for 7 p.m. local time at the Phoenix Convention Center, is Mr. Trump’s first visit as president to Arizona, where he made fiery remarks on a signature issue — immigration — during his election campaign last year.
Amid the fallout from Mr. Trump’s assertion that “both sides” were to blame for the violent clashes in Charlottesville, and following the president’s suggestion that he could pardon Mr. Arpaio, Phoenix is bracing for throngs of protesters to come out in 100-degree heat.
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Several opposition rallies and marches have been planned, according to the Arizona Republic. By Tuesday, more than 3,900 people had indicated on Facebook that they would attend one event, Protest Trump Downtown Phoenix, across the street from the convention center. Another 2,700 said they planned to attend White Supremacy Will Not Be Pardoned, organized by the Puente Human Rights Movement.
Nothing has been officially announced. Mr. Trump has discussed a pardon for Mr. Arpaio, according to an associate of the president who spoke with The New York Times, and told a Fox News reporter that he was “seriously considering” it. But some of his advisers are concerned that such a move would add fuel to the firestorm surrounding the president’s recent comments about race and further divide the country.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/us/trumps-rally-in-arizona-what-you-need-to-know.html
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