Phoenix Mayor Asks Trump To Delay Visit, Hoping For 'More Sound Judgment'

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    Shortly after President Trump posted a link for tickets to a rally in Phoenix, the city's mayor issued a statement asking the president not to come, saying, "our nation is still healing from the tragic events in Charlottesville."

    Mayor Greg Stanton continued, "If President Trump is coming to Phoenix to announce a pardon for former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, then it will be clear that his true intent is to enflame emotions and further divide our nation."

    Stanton, a Democrat, is in his second term as Phoenix's mayor, having won re-election last November.

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