President Donald Trump traveled Tuesday to the western state of Arizona, drawing tens of thousands of his supporters and protesters to downtown Phoenix and intense precautions by security forces hoping to prevent violence.
Trump Brings His Build-a-Wall Message to Arizona
![Pro Trump supporters face off with peace activists during protests outside a Donald Trump campaign rally in Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 22, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/41ba2ae2-9511-4515-98e8-9379f579c97c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pro Trump supporters face off with peace activists during protests outside a Donald Trump campaign rally in Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 22, 2017.
![U.S. President Donald Trump waves to Marines as he departs Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 22, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9423841e-19cd-4ace-8977-40ac2ced866a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. President Donald Trump waves to Marines as he departs Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 22, 2017.
![President Donald Trump is shown methods of narcotics smuggling during a tour of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border equipment at their airport hanger at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Aug. 22, 2017, in Yuma, Arizona.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a5b16808-91f0-470c-aebb-87aefe274bf2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Donald Trump is shown methods of narcotics smuggling during a tour of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border equipment at their airport hanger at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Aug. 22, 2017, in Yuma, Arizona.
![Protesters yell after Phoenix police used tear gas outside the Phoenix Convention Center, Aug. 22, 2017, in Phoenix. Protests were held against President Donald Trump as he hosted a rally inside the convention center.](https://gdb.voanews.com/76e53bc0-13fd-4e63-8279-5e95e1136cc2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters yell after Phoenix police used tear gas outside the Phoenix Convention Center, Aug. 22, 2017, in Phoenix. Protests were held against President Donald Trump as he hosted a rally inside the convention center.