What you can and can’t bring to see President Trump at Mesa rally
Oct 19, 2018, 8:02 AM | Updated: 2:56 pm
President Donald Trump walks to his motorcade vehicle as he arrives on Air Force One at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, in Phoenix, Ariz. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
PHOENIX — Rules will be in place Friday for what attendees can bring to see President Donald Trump’s campaign stop Friday in Mesa.
The rally in support of Senate candidate Martha McSally and other Republicans starts at 6:30 p.m. but doors at International Air Response at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport will open at 3:30 p.m.
Police said airport security was responsible for screening attendees and demonstrators and their bags.
Prohibited items included weapons, alcohol, glass containers, flag poles, back packs and unsealed bottles.
Please note the items that will NOT be allowed for Friday’s Presidential visit include but are not limited to the items listed below. For more event updates please stay tuned. #MesaAZ pic.twitter.com/tSFgufEciM
— Mesa Police Dept. (@MesaPD) October 18, 2018
Det. Steve Berry told KTAR News 92.3 FM on Thursday the excluded-items list “was still evolving” but “anything that could be used as a weapon … those items would not be allowed.”
The event site was “somewhat of a private entity so there’s a little bit more stringent control on what you can or can’t do or bring to that location,” Berry said.
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Other security measures had also been implemented — overnight camping had been banned by the Mesa airport on Thursday, hours before the president had arrived in the Valley.
By rally day, the public was allowed to start lining up at the site at 6 a.m.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety said to expect heavy delays on the Loop 202 San Tan Freeway at Power Road leading up to the event.
For the Trump Rally later today expect heavy delays on the 202 San Tan at Power Road. If you plan to attend the rally leave yourself plenty of extra time to make it there safely #DPS News
— Dept. Public Safety (@Arizona_DPS) October 19, 2018
“It doesn’t matter to us if you’re pro or con. Come out and enjoy the event,” Berry said.
“We want everyone to have a great time. It’s not often that you get the President of the United States in your city.”
