Swimmers running. Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night, and President Trump has arrived in arizona. The mayor of phoenix asked him to delay that rally, but it will go on tonight. Supporters gathering a week after criticism over his handling of charlottesville. His first stop tonight paying a visit to the u. S. Border patrol there, while in phoenix, thousands lining up all day long. Arizonas republican governor will skip the event. Abcs chief national correspondent, tom llamas, leading us off. Reporter in phoenix the red hat wearing faithful are lining up here to see President Trump who ignored a plea from the citys mayor to postpone tonights rally because emotions were still too raw after charlottesville. [ chanting jews will not replace us ] reporter the president charlottesville on both sides, even seeming to praise some of those who marched with torches. You had some very bad people in that group, but you also had people that were very fine people
President trump will we hear tonight . Lets start with Cnns Kaitlan Collins at the white house. Kaitlan, obviously arizona an important state. Trump carried it in november. Immigration is a hot button issue. Hes been critical of both republican senators. What are we expecting to hear tonight . We are not going see the President Trump we saw last night where he was scripted, as you said, very measured and careful as he outlined his afghanistan policy. Instead, we will see the trump we typically see at these campaignstyle rallies, rambunctious and shoot from the hip. Will he go after members of his own party . Theres a lot of tension in arizona with the mayor of phoenix telling the president to delay his rally there tonight because of the tensions in the country because of the violence in charlottesville. Its obvious the president decided not to go do that, instead Going Forward with the rally. Also, he has been at odds with the two republican senators from there. We know he is still fru
Welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. This is new day, wednesday, august 23rd, 6 00 in new york. Angry and defiant, President Trump last night attempted to rewrite history of his charlottesville response conveniently admitting the president combative speech did not stop there. He went after arizonas two republican senators again without ever saying their names. All of this as cnn learns the president and Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell have not spoken in weeks. Lets be clear. This is a new low. The president was not merely recharging the base. He was playing americans for fools. The nations former director of National Intelligence is calling President Trumps speech down right scary and disturbing. James clapper questioning the commanderinchiefs fitness for office and his access to the nuclear codes. One night the president calls for peace and unity that our fighting men and Women Deserve after they return from war. The next night he does his best to dest
That he might pardon joe arpaio at this rally tonight, because he said last week that it was something he was taking very seriously. Cnn reached out to the 85yearold sheriff. He said he was not invited to this rally but if he were, he would be happy to join. Before heading to phoenix, the president , as you said, is stopping here at a Border Patrol center in yuma. He is set to take a tour and take part in a briefing. This is really part of an effort for the president to highlight a part of his agenda where he has had some success. Weve heard from officials at Border Patrol who tell us that theyve seen a significant decrease, 46 fewer apprehensions at the border in the First Six Months of the year compared to last year, in large part because of increased funding from this administration, pam. All right, boris sanchez, thanks for breaking it down for us. Lets talk more about this with cnn political commentator ben ferguson, also host of the ben ferguson show and rick wilson. He is a repu
Peace in the world if we are not at peace with each other. Let us find the courage to heal our divisions within. That a scripted moment for the president. President trump will be in arizona for a Campaign Style rally, though. A state where hes rallied his base many times before. Mexico sends people over, we charge mexico 100,000 for every person they send over. They want to see people that love our country come into our country not people that hate us. We will build a great wall along the southern border. And mexico will pay for the wall. That brings us to our word of the day. Unscripted. When President Trump takes the stage tonight. Which trump will we see . Teleprompter trump or trump unplugged. You could call it a tale of two president s, the scripted one versus the unscript ed. The president is going to have a rally in phoenix, i expect well see a different donald trump on the stage. All eyes are watching whether hell rattle the cage. If you were betting, youd bet the narrative is