When President Trump launched his re-election bid, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer stood with the president.
Faulconer spoke with President about the current trade and border issues. Earlier that day, Republican Party of San Diego County Chairman Tony Krvaric issued a statement of support for Trump’s re-election bid, saying that he stood with his “vision for America.”
According to Mayor Faulconer’s spokesman, Faulconer has not changed his opinions on issues of disagreement with the president. Faulconer has openly criticized some of President Trump’s views, not always sided with the president and so people were quick to ask if he had come to agree more with the president.
The mayor’s director of communications, Craig Gustafson, also provided a statement regarding Mayor Faulconer’s trip to the White House. The statement explained that “It’s the mayor’s job to advocate for San Diego, and being invited to have an audience with the president to directly ask for federal action on the Tijuana River Valley is a meeting he was not going to pass up.”
President Trump spoke about his meeting with Mayor Faulconer on a phone call with Sean Hannity during his news show on Fox, explaining that Faulconer was a great guy who had thanked him for the border wall since it has made such a difference.
Some did not believe what Trump had said, leading to Gustafson explaining “that’s not what Mayor Faulconer said. We all know the president uses his own terminology. However, that wasn’t the focus of their conversation.”
The mob mentality of the left is forcing Mayor Faulconer into a corner to say that he hates President Trump and the wall. It’s an undeniable tactic made by the mayor’s team to appeal to the left-leaning open border party, to secure votes and approval.
The mayor saw the meeting as an excellent time to take up the president’s offer and encourage the federal government to focus on salient issues in San Diego, especially the southern border.
