Trump Called Arpaio an ‘American Patriot’
A local Arizona newspaper’s 20-year coverage of neo-Nazi hero Joe Arpaio, convicted of criminal contempt of court for defying an order to stop racially profiling Latinos, has gone viral following the president’s controversial pardon of the former sheriff.
The Phoenix New Times, founded in 1970 to keep “the Valley of the Sun’s feet to the fire,†describes itself as “a must-read for anyone interested in taking the temperature of the nation’s fifth-largest city.†Its in-depth coverage of Arpaio shows that to be true.
Last night, following his pardon, Donald Trump boasted that Arpaio “kept Arizona safe,†labeling him an “American patriot.†The local outlet chronicled his record and so-called patriotism, which you can see below:
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