5pm: 10 News is reporting Trump’s trip has been postponed, for now.
By Doug Porter
Officials in San Diego are preparing for as yet unannounced visit on Sunday, May 8th by presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, according to a report broadcast on 10News Tuesday night.
This column will function as a live blog, constantly updated throughout the week. We’ll report on official preparations, plans by local activist groups and media coverage as it happens. The most current news will be posted at the top of the page as often as needed. Please feel free to add your comments at the bottom of the piece.
(See our comment policy: we have no patience for trolls and provocateurs)
4:30pm: When we have more info, we’ll publish it ASAP.
The Clinton campaign has released a brutal takedown of The Donald, using clips from fellow Republicans:
9:30 – Now, reality:
New poll: GOP nominee Trump seen unfavorably by:
73% nonwhites
64% women
70% young
67% collegeReally: https://t.co/cMKtDQe4v6
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) May 4, 2016
9:15 – Gov John Kasich dropping out of GOP race today
From Politico:
John Kasich is dropping his presidential bid, according to a senior campaign adviser, one day after Donald Trump became the presumptive nominee and Ted Cruz bowed out of the race.
The Ohio governor had long ago been mathematically eliminated from clinching the GOP nomination outright but had hoped to emerge as a consensus candidate at a contested convention.
8:30 am– The Stop Trump – San Diego Facebook page is up.
Get ready! There is a high probability that trump will be rallying in san diego this Sunday, mother’s day! Spread the word, share this page, as soon as a link for tickets comes up, we will post it, we need as many people inside the rally as possible,! Share this page out to all your networks!
8:10 am– From the 10News Report
Cops Ready Mobile Field Force
The presumptive Republican Presidential nominee is scheduled to hold a rally here on Mother’s Day. The exact time and location is still being planned. As we’ve seen in city after city, where Trump goes, drama follows.
Several sources told 10News that San Diego Police are preparing for all kinds of scenarios to prevent violent protests.
Every division has been directed to provide additional officers for the event.
This includes detectives and a team called the Mobile Field Force. This trained platoon of officers in riot gear is rarely used. We’re told the last time the department deployed this team was in 1996, for the Republican National Convention held in San Diego.
8 am-Our official position on Trump’s visit:
We Will Show Trump the Beautiful Door to Get-The-Hell-Out-Of-San-Diego
By San Diego Free Press and OB Rag Editors
We anticipate that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will visit San Diego during the California presidential primary campaign.
We at the San Diego Free Press and OB Rag will join with other San Diegans during his campaign stops in our city in expressing our adamant opposition to the racist, xenophobic and misogynist policies espoused by Trump.
And we join in solidarity with those whom Trump has targeted:
- Mexicans
- Muslims
- Women
- Journalists
- Protesters
- LGBTQ community
We believe Trump’s policies are a direct and dangerous threat to what’s left of American democracy. Those of us who believe Trump represents a potential type of American fascism believe that if he is able to assume the mantle of government it will be too late for opponents to express dissent and too late for American freedom.
Upon Trump’s arrival in San Diego, we want to join with others protesting his policies and we will support any and all of those who express their opposition through various forms of non-violent and civil-disobedient direct actions.
These are dangerous and desperate times. The future of American democracy is at stake. Our own future and the future of our children are at stake.
There is no more higher calling now than for San Diegans of every political stripe to show our strong opposition to Donald Trump with actions of conscience.
Please send information about your direct action plans to contact@sandiegofreepress.org
The Editors of the San Diego Free Press and OB Rag: Brent Beltrán * Anna Daniels * Frank Gormlie * Patty Jones * Rich Kacmar * Annie Lane * Doug Porter * Barbara Zaragoza
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Feel the BURN
Bernie vs Trump!
both bold, straightforward populist candidates rising up from outside of the “political elite” class.
Trump will rightly expose & dismantle the corrupt, self-serving, treasonous clinton machine – & the neocon clintonian destruction of historic democratic party principals.
but Trump vs Bernie – 2 populist candidates with very different solutions to the usa’s problems…
historic, awesome….
wow!
ps. I am well aware that my views on this matter differ from the staffs – & with all due respect – for the sake of reasonable discourse & the free exchange of ideas – I hope you will let them stand. agree or disagree – learning comes from the free & honest exchange of ideas.
with all due respect.
tj
You’re free to disagree. We just don’t like trolls, provocateurs, name-calling, and insults.
thank you,
best.
tj
You sure have a lot of misplaced faith in a neo-fascist like Trump. Your incessant posting on an anti-Trump site such as SDFP is kind of disturbing.
how is name calling & attempting to suppress the exchange of facts, ideas & opinions beneficial?
share your opinions & facts on who you prefer & why…
do you think ‘group-think’ is a healthy environment?
‘without some friction – the gears get rusty.’
cheers.
tj, you want to live here and I doubt you know why.
Must Mother’s Day (of mall days) be spoiled, in such a fashion?
(I fear that such trolls and provocateurs as you’ve cited, will be the LEAST of SD’s problems, that day…)
ADD: CORRECTION – should read “of all days”
I thought that was a clever commentary on the commercialization of Mother’s Day.
yeah, I liked the original.
Different strokes, I guess. It really was a typo! ;-)
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Re GOP VP search: Only thing that’ll do for Trump, re a running mate to his liking, would be to have himself cloned. His ego being what it is, it simply could not otherwise suffer the spotlight being shared…
Mothers Day Note: 12 mothers out of 10 detest Trump. A true fact.
Twelve out of ten. All right!!
And it’s even higher for un-mothers!
This is one 60+ white male who is voting to fix potholes not build walls. End the drug war not ignore the poor. The nations’ health not plutocratic wealth.