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(s)Elections See other (s)Elections Articles Title: Sheriff Joe and Donald Trump – What Could Possibly Go Wrong… Sheriff Joe and Donald Trump – What Could Possibly Go Wrong… Donald Trump is having a rally in Sheriff Joe’s turf of Maricopa County and the good sheriff is looking forward to both attending AND also policing the event. According to Politico: After taking a few days off from his long streak of attention-grabbing rallies, Trump is cranking back up this weekend, and he has scheduled one of his events right in the backyard of the long-serving and controversial Arizona sheriff. “Here I’m gonna be kinda wearing two hats — in charge of the security there in the town and also participating, I would imagine, with Trump in the rally, so it makes it interesting,” Arpaio said in an interview with POLITICO, adding that it “is going to be a lot of fun taking care of business there.” Arpaio, who officially endorsed Trump in January, said he’s expecting protests at Saturday’s event. But the 83-year-old sheriff, who has repeatedly been accused of racial profiling Hispanic residents, says Trump’s clashes pale in comparison to his own. “I’ve had demonstrations against me constantly,” he said. “He hasn’t had that many demonstrators, compared to me.” While it’s not clear how much of a protest presence there will be for the midday rally, some of Trump’s recent events have descended into chaos. Just last week, his rally in Chicago was abruptly canceled after skirmishes started breaking out both inside and outside the venue. In North Carolina, a Trump supporter was arrested after sucker-punching a protester and later saying, “The next time we see him, we might have to kill him.” Trump’s critics have accused him of inciting violence. They point to comments in which he told supporters that he’ll pay the legal bills of anyone attacking protesters and warned that “riots” will break out if he’s unfairly denied the Republican nomination. He’s also lamented not being able to punch back at protesters and reminisced about the old days, when “they’d be carried out on a stretcher.” But Arpaio said Trump is getting a bad rap. “They always repeat little minor things, what he said in the rally, ‘oh you gotta carry him out on a stretcher, blah, blah, blah,’” Arpaio said. “I just thought that when you have a rally, you’re supposed to rally people and kind of say things that are exciting.” Arpaio said in the interview late Thursday that he wasn’t yet sure what role he will play on stage in Saturday’s rally in Fountain Hills, which is about 40 minutes outside of Phoenix proper. The Trump campaign did not respond to a request for confirmation that Arpaio would be speaking at the event, but Arpaio’s office confirmed he would at least be in attendance. Arpaio has long been a controversial figure both in Arizona and nationally. The sheriff and his deputies were found to have violated the constitutional rights of Latinos in 2013, and in 2015 the federal ruling was mostly upheld. And he’s been sued multiple times. Since he took office in 1993, he’s cost taxpayers $142 million in legal expenses, settlements and court awards, according to The Arizona Republic. Yet, the man who calls himself “America’s toughest sheriff” has been reelected six times, and he’s going for number seven. Trump, who deals with nearly constant protesters and is no stranger to legal fights, has reveled in Arpaio’s endorsement, bringing him up almost constantly on the trail. “Sheriff Joe Arpaio endorsed me. And if he endorses you, believe me, you are the strongest, from Arizona,” Trump said during the March 4 debate in Detroit. The feeling is mutual. Arpaio told POLITICO that he’s endorsed many Republicans over the years, but “this is probably one of the endorsements that I’ve really been excited about because of the nature of his character and being different. So I’m getting more, and you know, it’s very exciting compared to all the people that ask for my endorsement.” “This one I got a little special excitement,” he added. It’s interesting that “America’s toughest Sheriff” is supporting “America’s best businessman” will be teaming up against the establishment in Arizona. Two very controversial figures in the same room. When you get two very opinionated personalities like Sheriff Joe and Donald Trump, what could possibly go wrong? Poster Comment: Sheriff Joe is on the bandwagon. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 1.
#1. To: BTP Holdings (#0)
Joe and Donald want to save America.
#2. To: Lod (#1)
They both know the truth and are committed to seeing the barbarians turned away. ;)
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