Trump to hold rally in Phoenix next week
By NEGASSI TESFAMICHAEL
08/16/2017 09:09 AM EDT
Amid a rocky week of messaging for Donald Trump following a white nationalist rally that turned deadly last weekend, the president is returning to his comfort zone: the campaign rally.
The Trump campaign is set to hold a rally in Phoenix on Tuesday night in what will be his first rally since clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend left one person dead and a seemingly unprecedented boost for white nationalists from a modern American president.
Arizona has been the focus of Trump's praise and ire in recent weeks. Sen. John McCain, who is currently battling brain cancer, sunk a seven-year effort by Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act last month — which has drawn ire from the president as his legislative agenda has been stalled on nearly all fronts.
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