Posted on 03/19/2016 11:02:53 AM PDT by Kaslin
PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) -
Trump protesters were blocking vehicles leading into Fountain Hills in advance of Donald Trump’s campaign stop Saturday morning.
Maricopa County sheriff's deputies were seen directing tow trucks to start hauling the violators away.
Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers pulled up to assist deputies at Shea Boulevard and State Route 87, where protestors, standing shoulder-to-shoulder, maneuvered their vehicles to block traffic.
Earlier in the morning, protesters were lining up in Phoenix in advance of Donald Trump’s appearance at a campaign event at the Phoenix Convention Center.
Trump was appearing with Sean Hannity at 9 a.m. for a town hall meeting.
Protesters were staging in Tonatierra Park and planned to march to the event in a peaceful protest.
They were carrying a message they want Trump to hear.
“We don’t want you here in Arizona,” said protester Salvador Reza. “We don’t want your hate.”
Protesters will march several blocks to where Trump will speak.
“We want to make sure that people know that not everyone is in agreement with Donald Trump,” Reza said. “There’s more than 50 percent of people who don’t want him.”
Trump is bringing his get-tough message on illegal immigration to Ground Zero.
“He’s already talking about building walls, not bridges. In the modern era, that’s not acceptable,” Reza said.
[RELATED: Trump rally to be held in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's hometown]
Trump supporters were out in full force, including Tim Tashio.
"“I want him to undo all the things the previous administration has forced upon us,’’ Tashio said.
Another supporter said Trump is a leader.
"Something we sorely need in this country now," Frank Tortorici said. "He says what he needs to say."
Following the downtown event, Trump will hold a rally Saturday at 11 a.m. at a park in Fountain Hills, the hometown of Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The lawman is a Trump ally known for immigration crackdowns that made him politically popular, but they were eventually barred by the courts.
Hundreds of immigrant rights advocates who have opposed the sheriff's tactics plan to line up outside the Trump event. They will be joined by members of a union that represents hotel workers and military veterans who say Trump is using hateful speech toward Muslims.
Francisca Porchas, organizing director for the Puente Movement, a civil-rights group in Phoenix, said her group sees Trump's views on immigration as being the same as the sheriff's.
"We want the Trump rise -- the Trump effect -- to end," Porchas said.
[RELATED: Arizona offers model for how Trump might win the White House]
In an interview, Arpaio said he isn't concerned about violence erupting at the park but that his officers are able to handle such situations. The town where the event is being held doesn't have its own police department, and Arpaio's office provides police protection there.
"If they violate the law, they will go to the tents," Arpaio said, referring to his practice of jailing people outdoors in surplus military tents. "I will have my vans out there to transport people who violate the law."
Cruz would have to walk out of the house naked to get this kind of protest.
” It was done on purpose so make them PAY”
You don’t really think these cars belong to them!
Know why you never hit a ghetto kid on a bike? It’s probably your bike.
Can you picture innocent people’s anger sitting in 91+ degrees heat for hours. Another increasing polls for Donald Trump!!!
If THEY can stoop that low, they will NOT shied away from killing him ???
I wonder if they can apply RICO?
This is exactly what former Attorney General Gonzales said around noon on Fox News
Where is Soetoro’s law from 2012 against this ???
“oh it’s Ted Cruz’s fault now? He made Trump say all those thing? You need to see a shrink immediately because you are definitely”
You do not understand. These people are not trying to shut down Trump rallies because of anything Trump says. They are not attacking Trump supporters because of anything they have done. They are doing this because Trump is winning.
These are paid thugs. These are professional operatives.
The reason they don’t attack Cruz is because none of them consider Cruz to be a threat. None of them take Cruz seriously. Even Romney and Graham don’t take Cruz seriously. They are only supporting him to stop Trump and create a brokered convention.
My apology, I misread you.
That would automatic called out the National Guard and equipment to remove the paid OWS and the Anonymous !!!
In the modern era, that’s not acceptable,”....If you want to be a citizen you must accept the social compact. Adhere to the laws of of immigration or get thrown out. We will not accept you on your terms. We are a republic that thrives on the acceptance of the rule of law, not your preference.
“run the weirdos over”
Death Race 2000!
I know Kaslin. You are a great poster here. I’m talking about what they should be referred to as.
And you probably have to show ID. That could get interesting for a few of the illegal, err undocumented, activists.
You will need good acting skills, it is necessary to convince the IRS that you are a bunch of Commies, or ISIS recruiters to get a 501(c) these days.
With money from the taxpayer trough.
Why are they taking the time to tow them.
Put me on site with a forklift & I will have it cleared in 10 minutes
Like a sizable bounty payable for EACH time ya run one over.
Funded by the welfare budget.
That's what I've been wondering.
Why aren't the police arresting and cracking skulls?
We're not talking about sidewalk chanting, this is a public hazard.
“Classic if Tuesday morning they all appeared before justice and remanded to Sheriff Joes pink suited work camp. Boy they would have a great story to tell their friends.”
Yeah, but liberals rarely have to suffer the consequences of their actions.
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