O’Rourke to speak at ‘Celebration of El Paso’ at the same time as Trump at coliseum
Former El Paso Congressman Beto O’Rourke is scheduled to speak at a “Celebration of El Paso” in South El Paso at the same time President Donald Trump will address supporters at the El Paso County Coliseum.
The “Celebration of El Paso” will begin at Bowie High School at 5:00 p.m. Participants will then march to the Chalio Acosta Sports Center, where O’Rourke will speak at around 7:00 p.m
The goal of the celebration is to “show the country the reality of the border: a vibrant, safe, binational community that proudly celebrates its culture, history, diversity and status as a city of immigrants.”
SCHEDULE:
5:00 p.m. MT Gather at Bowie High School, 801 S San Marcial St. in El Paso
6:00 p.m. MT March to Chalio Acosta Sports Center, 4321 Delta Dr. in El Paso
6:30 p.m. MT Celebration of El Paso with music and speakers
7:00 p.m. MT Beto O’Rourke speaks at El Paso celebration
Trump will hold his first campaign rally of the year this Monday in El Paso, Texas. His campaign manager, Brad Parscale, tweeted that the rally will be held “less than 1000 feet from the successful border fence that keeps El Paso safe!”
The president’s rally will be held at the County Coliseum, just north of the U.S.-Mexico border. According to the Trump Campaign website, doors will open at 4 p.m. for the rally, scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
Tickets for the rally are available to those who register with the Trump campaign website.
In order to register, you need an email address. You can only get two tickets per mobile number, the website states. A confirmation text will be sent to your phone. Those who plan to attend the rally must present a printed or mobile ticket at the door to gain entry.
In his State of the Union address Tuesday, Trump cited El Paso as once having “extremely high rates of violent crime. He asserted that with its wall, “El Paso is one of the safest cities in our country.” El Paso has never been considered one of the nation’s most dangerous cities and its trends in violent crime mirror national swings, the Associated Press reports.
