Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, a Democrat, criticized President Trump on Wednesday for his campaign-style rally there, saying the president “did nothing to unite this country” through his rhetoric and hints he might pardon for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
“His words tended to divide the country, not unite the country. So to do a campaign rally here in Phoenix in which he openly talked about pardoning Sheriff Joe, and all that Sheriff Joe has done to terrorize Latino residents here locally, you put it all together, it just wasn’t the right time for a speech like that,” Stanton told MSNBC. “Unfortunately, last night, the president gave a speech that did continue to divide this country. He did nothing to unite this country and did indicate he will be pardoning Sheriff Joe.”
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