When you coddle white supremacists, sometimes your very presence sparks controversy. This is the point the nation has reached with its pr*sident—his very presence is a threat to peace. That's likely why the mayor of Phoenix is encouraging Donald Trump to delay a rally there next week because, he said, the nation “is still healing from the tragic events in Charlottesville"—and implicitly, from Trump's disastrous handling of it. Politico writes:
Mayor Greg Stanton, a Democrat who has been in office since 2012, said he hopes that “sound judgment prevails” and that the president abandons plans for an event next Tuesday at the Phoenix Convention Center. Earlier Wednesday, Trump’s reelection campaign announced that the president would hold the event to rally supporters.
Stanton noted that the site of the rally was "a public facility and open for anyone to rent—and that includes the Trump campaign." He said he would be focused on making sure the event was safe for everyone if it went forward. [...]
Stanton also warned Trump that if he was coming to town to pardon former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, an outspoken immigration opponent, “it will be clear that his true intent is to inflame emotions and further divide the nation.”
Stanton's rejection and attempt to manage a guy who functions at the level of an emotional toddler is likely to anger Trump, who only responds to praise and flattery. Trump, by the account of one White House adviser, has no idea "how bad this is getting.” Nor will he ever. A narcissist can do no wrong in his own mind. Unfortunately, Stanton shouldn’t be waiting on “sound judgment” to prevail and neither should the rest of us.