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Headline Roundup August 6th, 2019

Trump To Visit El Paso And Dayton

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Following the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, President Trump will visit both cities to express his condolences and to help provide resources. Former Congressman and 2020 Presidential Candidate Beto O'Rourke, among others, has encouraged Trump not to make this trip, saying he is not welcome.

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Trump to Visit Cities Victimized by Recent Mass Shootings
Trump to Visit Cities Victimized by Recent Mass Shootings

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President Donald Trump will visit the cities where this weekend's mass shootings took place, according to news reports.

El Paso, Texas Mayor Dee Margo said at a news conference Monday the president will visit the city Wednesday, and Federal Aviation Administration adviseries suggest Trump will be in Dayton on the same day.

Margo, a Republican, has been a critic of Trump and earlier this year would not meet with him while he was in El Paso.

But he said Monday he would meet with him under his capacity as mayor...

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Kellyanne Conway says El Paso, Dayton are 'safe and ready' for Trump visit on Wednesday
Kellyanne Conway says El Paso, Dayton are 'safe and ready' for Trump visit on Wednesday

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Despite objections from some residents, President Donald Trump will travel Wednesday to El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, to review recovery efforts from mass shootings over the weekend, officials said Tuesday.

Security officials find the cities "safe and ready" for Trump visits with victims' families, survivors and law enforcement personnel involved, said presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway.

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notification of "VIP movement" in El Paso and Dayton on Wednesday.

In remarks at the White House on Monday, the president and first lady Melania Trump said...

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Trump to visit El Paso and Dayton following shootings
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President Donald Trump will visit El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, in the coming days, following mass shootings in the cities over the weekend, the White House confirmed on Monday.

Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway told reporters at the White House on Monday that Trump will travel to Dayton and El Paso, she said, to express his condolences and help provide resources. Trump wants to hear more, she said, from the mayors of the cities and those directly affected.

Conway did not specify which day Trump would go but...

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