Sacramento, CA…California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released the following statement after President Donald Trump visited the U.S.-Mexico border and held a campaign-style rally in Phoenix yesterday night: “Sadly, yesterday night we saw failed leadership in action. At a critical moment for our nation, Donald Trump resorted to tribalistic anger and division to speak to America at a campaign-style rally in Phoenix, Arizona.

“Sadly, none of this is a surprise. What is stunningly disturbing is the loss of backbone by too many Republican leaders unwilling to denounce the President’s behavior. They aid and abet Donald Trump’s worst instincts.

“Americans’ call for unity and dialogue must continue to overwhelm the dangerous messages of hate and violence. We all have an important role to play here.”