Phoenix on high alert for Trump rally: https://t.co/DkUAZ1kste pic.twitter.com/9m7RXTStjV

— The Hill (@thehill) August 22, 2017

The White House is bracing for an angry reception to President Trump’s campaign rally in Phoenix https://t.co/JBOkPWYB1M

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 21, 2017

Phoenix mayor: America is hurting. And it is hurting largely because Trump has doused racial tensions with gasoline. https://t.co/DE5PPO9CM3

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 22, 2017

Even Arizona Republicans are worried about Trump’s Phoenix rally: https://t.co/VgRdDZ1qRw pic.twitter.com/cWL2Vxp7IQ

— Slate (@Slate) August 21, 2017

Advice to @POTUS: Postpone the Phoenix trip. Say you owe it to the troops to spend next few days working to build support on Afghanistan.

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 22, 2017

Trump: ‘We Will Fight In Afghanistan Until Victorious, Or I Change My Mind, Get Distracted, Look Bad, Or Get Bored’ https://t.co/oDgNQr98KM pic.twitter.com/mUnmbjChQ1

— Onion Politics (@OnionPolitics) August 22, 2017

JUST IN: US military official: New US troops to arrive in Afghanistan within weeks https://t.co/MQpn6Hwfvq pic.twitter.com/lHxiNiehxf

— The Hill (@thehill) August 22, 2017

Ex-Afghan President tweeted that he “very strongly” opposes President Donald Trump’s new Afghanistan plan https://t.co/XuEL4mBtOG pic.twitter.com/VCfMlWaiWC

— POLITICO (@politico) August 22, 2017

Trump has a goal in Afghanistan. To do just enough to claim victory if things go right, & so little as to avoid blame when things go wrong.

— Ron Asher (@rmasher2) August 22, 2017

Breitbart: Trump's "flip-flop Afghanistan speech" was a disappointment to his supporters https://t.co/D3EMZPeA8C pic.twitter.com/iWj3bs3gOx

— The Hill (@thehill) August 22, 2017

Ex-CIA Director: "Afghanistan is Trump's war now" https://t.co/WILoOK8qWi pic.twitter.com/KqwSHDZz2A

— The Hill (@thehill) August 22, 2017

If Afghanistan had oil, this would be "take the oil." Instead it's "take the lithium."https://t.co/S3h3dR1O43 pic.twitter.com/yhzQ27Vw8h

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) August 22, 2017

Congressional statements on POTUS speech on Afghanistan war policy: https://t.co/NFs4jMVVxL pic.twitter.com/2CuuEFdmmq

— Derek Willis (@derekwillis) August 22, 2017

You can't announce a strategy that relies on complicated diplomacy with Pakistan/India/Afghanistan when you're firing all the diplomats.

— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 22, 2017

Paul Ryan on war in Afghanistan: No timelines. Spend until we win.

War on poverty: This has gone on too long. Can't sustain this spending.

— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) August 22, 2017

#ErikPrince on CNN now still selling plan to privatize #Afghanistan war, that is, the US Govt hiring his company to fight it

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 22, 2017

(Taps forehead) They can't say you got stuck in a quagmire in Afghanistan if you say that was your plan all along. https://t.co/IBEvemM7vO

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) August 22, 2017

Soldier Excited To Take Over Father’s Old Afghanistan Patrol Route https://t.co/1RCz054E69 pic.twitter.com/7yRh9NePOw

— The Onion (@TheOnion) August 22, 2017