Trump Speech in Arizona: Congressional blackmail, media criticism and protest rallies. VIDEO

President Donald Trump called for national unity, reassuring Americans of his determination to solve the country's most pressing problems and emphasizing: "We are Americans, and the future is ours," writes "Voice of America«.

This optimistic statement was made against the background of Trump's widespread criticism of the action of supporters of white supremacy in Charlottesville, Virginia, which led to the death of a counter-demonstration participant.

“The time has come when we need to remember that we are all members of one team, we are all Americans, and we all now believe that America should come first,” said Trump, speaking at a rally in Phoenix, Arizona .

“We want every child to succeed, that all communities flourish and that every American who faces difficulties has a chance for a better life,” said the president.

Trump opened his political rally in Phoenix with a call for unity.

“The events in Charlottesville have touched the very core of America, and today this entire audience unanimously and strongly condemns the thugs who sowed hatred and committed violence,” he said.

But he soon transferred his anger to the media, saying that immediately after the events in Charlottesville, he “openly called for healing unity and love,” but the media allegedly distorted his position.

He read excerpts from his previous three statements about the violence, and with each quote he became increasingly agitated.

The president said he intends to fight for ordinary Americans who are going through difficult times because, in his opinion, unfair competition with foreign companies.

“We want our people to get jobs instead of benefits, to move from dependency to independence, from poverty to prosperity,” Trump said.

He recalled that the United States was the country that built the Panama Canal, won in two world wars, landed a man on the moon and defeated communism.

“We can do everything. We can build anything. We can dream of any things, ”he said. - We are Americans, and the future belongs to us. The future belongs to you all. ”

At the same time, he attacked the Democrats with criticism, saying that they "have no ideas, no politics, no vision for the country except total socialism and even worse than socialism."

Trump also threatened to suspend the work of the federal government, if Congress does not provide funding for the construction of the wall on the border with Mexico.

“Even if we have to close down government departments, we will build this wall,” he said.

The president also expressed his willingness to pardon Joe Arpayo, the former sheriff of Maricopa County (Arizona), who is known for his tough stance on the issue of illegal immigration. Arpayo was convicted of deliberate disobeying a court decision in one of the immigration cases.

“It turns out that Sheriff Joe was convicted for doing his job?” - asked Trump. - I will make a guess. I think everything will be fine with him. ”

At the convention center in Phoenix, where Trump spoke, there were verbal squabbles and small skirmishes between Trump supporters and protesters. In order to maintain order, the police were forced to use pepper spray.

None of the two Republican senators representing Arizona - neither John McCain nor Jeff Flake - appeared next to Trump.