Trump Backed by Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona, Protesters Protest Trump Appearance in Arpaio’s Hometown
The Arizona primary is on Tuesday and Donald Trump is leading the Republican presidential hopefuls in the polls. News reports have highligheted that one of Trump’s most well-known endorsers in Arizona is none other that the famous hard-line anti-immigration Maricopa County Sherifff Joe Arpaio.
The Los Anegeles Times reports on the events surrounding Trump’s appearance at Fountain Hills, a suburb of Phoenix and Arpaio’s hometown, yesterday. More than 100 protesters blocked the main road leading to Trump’s rally, chanting that he was a racist. “Get this clown out of my town!” they shouted, carrying signs that read, among other things, “Trump = Hitler” and “Combat white supremacy.”
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