President Trump rehashes Charlottesville response, bashes media at Phoenix rally
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DONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017‘One of the protesters threw water at the cops’ | 0:45
A demonstrator says she saw somebody throw water at police before tear gas and pepper balls were used to disburse protesters at a Donald Trump rally in downtown Phoenix on Aug. 22, 2017.
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Demonstrators depart Trump rally after police fire tear gas canisters | 1:32
Protesters leave an area near Second and Van Buren streets in downtown Phoenix after police deployed pepper spray to disperse the crowd. Perry Vandell/azcentral.com
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Demonstrators give a firsthand account of what happened in downtown Phoenix | 2:02
Demonstrators explain the pain of getting sprayed after police toss gas bombs into a crowd at a Trump rally in downtown Phoenix. Javier Arce/The Republic.
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Crowd peacefully gathers in downtown Phoenix | 0:33
People peacefully gather after police used tear gas and pepper balls to disperse Trump supporters and protesters during a Trump rally in downtown Phoenix. Daniel Gonzalez/The Republic.
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Police helicopter and injured protesters in downtown Phoenix | 0:30
Demonstrators scattered after police fired tear gas into a crowd gathered outside the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix. Hannah Gabber/The Republic
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Police fire gas at protesters in Phoenix | 0:44
Tear gas and pepper spray envelopes an area near Monroe and Second streets in downtown Phoenix. Police fired gas canisters at protesters after a speech by President Donald Trump on Aug. 22, 2017.
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Demonstrators tear-gassed at Trump rally in Phoenix | 0:18
Protesters cover their faces and eyes after police deployed tear gas canisters after President Donald Trump spoke at the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix on Aug. 22, 2017. Craig Harris/The Republic
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Tear gas deployed at Trump rally in Phoenix | 0:00
Shortly after President Donald Trump concluded his speech in downtown Phoenix, police deployed tear gas canisters on Aug. 22, 2017. Michael Chow/The Republic
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Pepper balls deployed at Trump protest in downtown Phoenix | 0:26
Police deployed pepper balls after President Donald Trump gave a speech in downtown Phoenix on Aug. 22, 2017. Protesters and Trump supporters clashed throughout the afternoon.
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Scenes from outside President Trump’s rally in Phoenix | 1:33
Trump supporters and anti-Trump demonstrators met in downtown Phoenix on Aug. 22, 2017.
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Trump talks Arpaio at Phoenix rally | 0:49
President Donald Trump did not pardon former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio while Trump was in Phoenix, but he indicated support for the idea in his speech Tuesday night.
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CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Trump merchandise vendor and freelance journalist talk immigration | 2:14
Anton Williams (left), a Trump merchandise vendor from South Carolina and Wiso Vazquez (right) a freelance journalist talk immigration outside the Phoenix Convention Center during a Trump rally in Phoenix on Aug. 22, 2017.
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017President Trump rally in downtown Phoenix | 1:20
Trump supporters and protesters gathered outside the Phoenix Convention Center before the president gave a speech on Aug. 22, 2017. Sean Logan/The Republic
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Donald Trump rally in Phoenix: protesters, supporters clash | 1:04
President Donald Trump supporters and protesters clashed in downtown Phoenix on Aug. 22, 2017, during the president’s first visit since becoming president. Hannah Gaber/The Republic
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Verbal sparring outside of Trump rally | 0:44
A Trump supporter and protester got into a verbal sparring session before Trump’s rally in downtown Phoenix on Aug. 22, 2017.
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017‘Bikers for Trump’ speak about the rally | 0:35
Vince Ansel with “Bikers for Trump” says, “Nobody is going to get assaulted as long as we’re here.”
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Trump rally in downtown Phoenix: Supporters, protesters meet at convention center | 0:45
Hours before President Donald Trump was set to speak at the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix, Trump supporters and anti-Trump protesters lined up outside the convention center.
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Sgt. Jonathan Howard talks about safety at Trump rally | 0:39
Phoenix Police Sgt. Jonathan Howard talks about safety at the President Donald Trump rally in downtown Phoenix on Aug. 22, 2017.
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Protesters clash during Trump visit in downtown Phoenix | 0:32
Trump supporters and counter-protesters met in downtown Phoenix hours before the president was scheduled to speak on Aug. 22, 2017.
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017‘Bikers for Trump’ arrives at Phoenix Convention Center | 0:10
Trump supporters and counter-protesters arrived hours before the president’s scheduled speech at the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix. “Bikers for Trump” said on Facebook, “We need our bikers to show up and keep people safe.”
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017President Donald Trump arrives in Phoenix | 2:47
President Donald Trump visited Phoenix on Aug. 22, 2017. It was his first visit to the city since becoming president. He was set to speak at the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown at around 7 p.m.
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Protesters begin to clash outside Trump rally | 0:00
Anti-Trump demonstrators and Trump supporters had a heated exchange outside the Phoenix Convention Center on Aug. 22, 2017. Supporters lined up hours before President Trump was scheduled to speak in downtown Phoenix.
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Mi Familia Vota press conference before President Donald Trump rally in Phoenix | 0:47
Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., speaks during a Mi Familia Vota press conference Aug. 22, 2017, at St. Mary Basilica in Phoenix ahead of President Donald Trump’s rally at the Phoenix Convention Center. Mark Henle/azcentral.com
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Trump supporters lined up outside the Phoenix Convention Center | 0:17
President Donald Trump was scheduled to speak at the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix on Aug. 22, 2017. Supporters lined up outside the convention center hours before the president arrived.
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017President Donald Trump supporter Gene Huber | 0:50
Gene Huber, of Florida, was the first person in line for President Donald Trump’s campaign-style rally in Phoenix, Arizona. He arrived at noon on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017Phoenix leaders give briefing ahead of Trump visit | 1:08
Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams and Mayor Greg Stanton speak during a public safety briefing Aug. 21, 2017, at the Phoenix Police Department. Mark Henle/azcentral.com
CLOSEDONALD TRUMP VISITS PHOENIX, AUGUST 2017President Trump visits Marines in Yuma | 1:49
President Donald Trump visited the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona, on Aug. 22, 2017. He greeted Marines before leaving for a rally in Phoenix, Arizona. Tom Tingle/azcentral.com
PHOENIX — President Trump unleashed a lengthy tirade against the media over coverage of his comments of the violence in Charlottesville, Va., before telegraphing clemency for a controversial former Arizona sheriff and promising continued action on America’s borders.
For more than 20 minutes, Trump rehashed his initial comments on Charlottesville, ripped the “truly dishonest media†and invited lusty boos about it all from the estimated 10,000 people who attended the speech at the Phoenix Convention Center.
“It’s time to expose the crooked-media deceptions and to challenge the media for their role in formenting (sic) divisions,†he said. “For the most part, honestly, these are really, really dishonest people.â€
Trump eventually turned his attention back to familiar themes such as stricter immigration-enforcement efforts, a border wall and an economy that continues to produce a record number of jobs.
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Trump said he would not immediately pardon Joe Arpaio, the former Maricopa County sheriff who oversaw a racial-profiling campaign that resulted in his criminal conviction for contempt of court. But Trump predicted, “He’ll be just fine.â€
Trump said the Senate needs to change its rules to ease passage of his agenda, a reference to the lingering disappointment over the failure of Republican-led health-care reforms.
Trump’s approval rating has fallen below 35% in some national polls, but enthusiasm for him appeared unwavering among his supporters at the Phoenix rally.
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Kyle Beach drove from Los Angeles to hear “truth†from Trump. He wore a shirt bearing an image of Seth Rich, a murdered Democratic aide, and said he wants to know more about what happened in that matter, which is widely viewed as a discredited conspiracy theory.
“President Trump is the only one who speaks the truth. He’s the only one who tells it like it is, and that’s the most important thing to me,†said Beach, 29, a designer.
Trump’s opponents tied him to the Ku Klux Klan and urged his ouster.
Cathy Harvard of Phoenix held a handmade “Impeach” sign.
“I do not like that man. He does not belong in the White House,” the 58-year-old receptionist said. “He needs to be impeached. He needs to go.”
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By backing away from an Arpaio pardon, Trump may have — at least for the moment — defused some of his most vocal opponents in the Hispanic and immigrant communities. Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, a Democrat who earlier had asked the president to not hold a rally in the city so soon after the violence in Charlottesville, said in a tweet that the decision showed the “power of … fighting for justice.â€
Some Trump fans also showed support for Kelli Ward, the former Arizona state senator who is challenging incumbent Sen. Jeff Flake’s re-election campaign, seemingly with Trump’s approval. Trump and Flake have traded barbs for more than a year, and the relationship has only grown more bitter since Flake published a book that attacked Trump.
U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who is receiving treatment for brain cancer, was not expected to attend Trump’s rally. Last month, McCain helped thwart the GOP’s health-care legislation, a move that touched off another round of intraparty fighting for Trump and Republicans.
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