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TexasTowelie

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Wed Jun 15, 2016, 01:52 AM Jun 2016

North Texas Venues Reject Donald Trump Campaign

Two North Texas Cities have refused to play host to Presidential Candidate Donald Trump for a campaign rally. Both Grand Prairie and Irving have rejected Trumps’s visit to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex on Thursday.

“It’s very unusual that the Republican candidate for president in this deep red state would be having trouble finding a venue for his rallies,” said SMU Political science professor Cal Jillson.

According to CBSdfw, Trump originally requested for the rally to be held at the Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie. The City of Grand Prairie denied that request and blamed traffic, other events in the area, along with an inadequate police force to provide security.

Trump rallies typically involve violence and riots; however, Dallas activists insist they’ll be ‘peaceful’.

Read more: http://jackontheweb.cbslocal.com/2016/06/14/north-texas-venues-reject-donald-trump-campaign/

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