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Several community members protest Donald Trump Visit to Bakersfield

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Several community members protest Donald Trump Visit to Bakersfield
Several community members protest Donald Trump Visit to Bakersfield
Several community members protest Donald Trump Visit to Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD AND SHOULD BE HEREANY MOMENT.23ABC'S AUSTIN WESTFALL STARTSOUR COVERAGE FOR US -- AS SHEJOINS US LIVE RIGHT NOW FROMMEADOWS FIELD WITH MORE.AUSTIN?THAT'S RIGHT JESS AND MIKE...WE ARE HERE RIGHT NOW -- AND AREEXPECTING HIM TO LAND ANYMINUTE NOW AND HEAD TO HISDESTINATION WHERE HE WILLTALK ABOUT THOSE ISSUES.THE AIRPORT IS ANTICIPATING HISARRIVAL SOON -- AND AREPREPARED TO WELCOME THEPRESIDENT TO KERN COUNTY --BEFORE HE GOES TO HISDESTINATION TO TALK ABOUTTHOSE WATER ISSUES YOUMENTIONED.ACCORDING TO THAT OFFICIAL, THEPRESIDENT PLANS TO TRAVELNEXT WEEK TO CALIFORNIA, NEVADA,ARIZONA, AND COLORADO.THIS IS HIS FIRST TRIP OUT WESTSINCE THE STATE OF THE UNIONADDRESS.BEFORE COMING TO BAKERSFIELD,THE PRESIDENT WILL MEET WITHMEMBERS OF THE LA28 OLYMPICCOMMITTEE IN LOS ANGELES ONTUESDAY FOR AN UPDATE ON THEIREFFORTS TO PREPARE FOR THE2028 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES.ON WEDNESDAY, THE PRESIDENT WILLJOIN LEADER KEVIN MCCARTHYIN BAKERSFIELD TO SPEAK WITHFARMERS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEYABOUT EFFORTS TO DRAMATICALLYIMPROVE THE SUPPLY ANDDELIVERY OF WATER IN CALIFORNIAAND OTHER WESTERNSTATES.ON THURSDAY, THE PRESIDENT WILLDELIVER REMARKS AT THEHOPE FOR PRISONERS GRADUATIONCEREMONY AT THELAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICEHEADQUARTERS,WHERE HE WILL DISCUSS HISADMINISTRATION'S EFFORTS TOPROVIDE PREVIOUSLY- INCARCERATEDAMERICANS WITHSECOND CHANCES.THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY ANDWILL UPDATE AS MOREINFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.IN 2016 -- PRESIDENT TRUMPVISITED THE CENTRAL VALLEY --AT A RALLY IN FRESNO AS HE WASLOOKING TO GET THEREPUBLICAN NOMINATION -- DURINGHIS RUN FOR THE WHITEHOUSE.AT THE TIME THE PRESIDENTADDRESSED ONE OF THE BIGGESTISSUES THAT HAVE IMPACTEDCENTRAL VALLEY FARMERS --WATER.AND I JUST MET WITH A LOT OF THEFARMERSWHO ARE GREAT PEOPLE AND THEY'RESAYING WE DON'T EVEN UNDERSTANDIT,NOBODY UNDERSTANDS IT.MY ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD ISVERYSIMPLE AND I'VE SAID IT TOEVERYBODY, I WANT CLEAN AIR ANDI WANT CLEAN WATERIF I WIN BELIEVE ME, WE'RE GONNASTARTOPENING UP THE WATER, SO THATYOUR FARMERS CAN SURVIVE SO THATYOUR JOB MARKET CAN GET BETTER.MANY BELIEVING HIS TRIP TOBAKERSFIELD TODAY SHOWS HISCOMMITMENT TO THE CENTRAL VALLEY-- AND HELPING FARMERSIN THEIR FIGHT FOR WATER.AND THE PRESIDENT IS MAKING HISWAY FROM PALMSPRING -- WHERE HE WAS ATEARLIER TODAY.WE ARE EXPECTING HIM TO LAND ANYDAY.AND THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME APRESIDENT HAS COME TO KERNCOUNTY.THE LAST TIME A PRESIDENT PAID AVISIT TO KERN COUNTY WASBACK IN 2012 -- WHEN FORMERPRESIDENT BARACK OBAMAPASSED THROUGH LA PAZ NEAR KEENETO DEDICATE AMONUMENT TO THE LATE UNITED FARMWORKERS UNION COFOUNDER CESAR CHAVEZ.NOW 8 YEARS LATER -- PRESIDENTTRUMP WILL BE IN BAKERSFIELD.

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