The Latest: Trump supporter ejected from rally over T-shirt
The Latest: Trump supporter ejected from rally over T-shirt
By - Associated Press - Saturday, June 18, 2016
PHOENIX (AP) - The Latest on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign stops in Nevada and Arizona (all times local):
4:45 p.m.
One Donald Trump supporter with a T-shirt denigrating the Islam religion was escorted out of the Phoenix arena where the Republican presidential candidate is scheduled to speak.
Officials on Saturday observed a man wearing a shirt using a profanity to describe Islam around 1 p.m., a few hours before Trump’s appearance started.
They asked him to turn the shirt inside-out but he refused.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officers then made him leave the premises.
Trump has drawn controversy for proposing a ban on Muslims entering the U.S.
3:40 p.m.
More than a dozen anti-Trump protesters have shown up outside a Phoenix arena where Donald Trump is due to speak.
The demonstrators protested Saturday afternoon from a street corner that borders the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Some carried signs and two chanted “Trump is hate” through megaphones at those on their way to his rally.
One engaged in a heated argument but it remained civil.
Trump is in Phoenix after giving remarks in Las Vegas earlier in the day.
Only one person was arrested at that event.
2:35 p.m.
Supporters of Donald Trump are waiting to see the presumptive Republican presidential nominee at a Phoenix arena despite sweltering temperatures.
Phoenix fire officials say four people were treated for heat exhaustion Saturday, just a few hours before Trump is scheduled to speak at 4 p.m.
They were taken to a medical building near the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The temperature is currently 108 degrees but could rise to as high as 111, according to the National Weather Service.
Volunteers are handing out water donated by Trump’s campaign as attendees walk in.
1:35 p.m.
A Las Vegas rally featuring Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump went off mostly without a hitch.
Las Vegas police say one disruptive person was arrested at the event Saturday at the Treasure Island casino, although they didn’t provide additional details.
About 1,500 people were allowed into the Mystere Theater to watch Trump in person, while hundreds more crowded into a bar being used as an overflow room and others were turned away due to capacity.
Dozens of uniformed police officers and Secret Service personnel stood guard inside and outside of the venue.
A small group of protesters held a demonstration against Trump on the sidewalk of the Las Vegas Strip, far from the theater itself.
Trump is headed to Phoenix for an even larger campaign event on Saturday afternoon.
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