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(Reuters) – The mayor and police chief of Cleveland next week will outline what security measures they would take for the Republican National Convention, officials said after a civil rights group and a police union criticized aspects of the preparations.

Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has drawn intense protests at campaign stops this year. At times the demonstrations have resulted in violence between his supporters and opponents.

Officials in Cleveland are gearing up for the thousands of demonstrators expected outside the convention, scheduled from July 18 to 21. The event will culminate with the party anointing the billionaire real estate developer as its nominee for the November general election.

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson will join the police chief and other city officials on Tuesday to present a “comprehensive overview of security preparations” for the convention, the mayor said in a statement.

“Despite rumors, the Division of Police is prepared and is on track with its planning goals,” the statement said.

The announcement comes after the American Civil Liberties Union on May 19 accused the city of taking too long to issue permits to protesters planning demonstrations at the convention.

The city has since said it will allow application for permits starting on Tuesday, the same day officials will outline security plans.

The Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association also has objected to certain parts of the city’s plan.

The union filed a grievance over an order prohibiting officers from taking vacations for several days before and after the convention. That prompted an arbitrator to order the city to pay overtime to officers who would lose out on vacation time, according to a copy of the ruling posted at news website Cleveland.com.

Cleveland officials are marshalling a force of about 5,000 officers, including police from other law enforcement agencies, to provide security for the convention, City Council members have said.

Council members earlier this month raised questions about the lack of transparency in Cleveland’s plans for the convention.

But Police Chief Calvin Williams has said the city must withhold certain information to stymie anyone seeking to disrupt the convention. He has declined to say how many officers will be assigned to the event.

Protests against Trump dogged his appearance on Friday in San Diego, where more than 1,000 demonstrators turned up and 35 were arrested, and on Tuesday night in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where protesters threw rocks and bottles at police.

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Originally posted by Appliance Brad:

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Originally posted by Mainframe Coder:
Trump vows to undo Obama's climate agenda nonsense. He is pushing all the right buttons!

Local coal power plant shut down for good today. I loath Zero more and more by the minute if that could be possible.

I could be persuaded to vote for Trump if he keeps talking like this.

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Originally posted by Tonyny:
Trump is going to pick a White male. He'll pick someone without any controversy surrounding him. Someone generally thought of either in a neutral sense or positively by the vast majority of Republicans. That'll be someone who is not going to be pleasing. But then... that isn't the point. Having Trump as POTUS is the only point

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Originally posted by Tonyny:
Newt: Corker would Balance Trump as VP

Gingrich referred to a USA Today "power ranking" on Thursday that listed him as the No. 2 candidate chosen by a list of political observers as "flattering." But he was quick to add, "The only power ranking that matters is in Donald Trump’s mind."

The top name on the list: Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), who met with Trump on Monday and summarily dismissed any talk that the Manhattan encounter had anything to do with being the presumptive nominee's running mate.

Trump is going to pick a White male. He'll pick someone without any controversy surrounding him. Someone generally thought of either in a neutral sense or positively by the vast majority of Republicans. That'll be someone who is not going to be pleasing. But then... that isn't the point. Having Trump as POTUS is the only point

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Originally posted by MTJbyrd:
I'm smack dab in the middle of Trump's alleged older, white, gun-owning demographic and I just cannot believe my generation has produce so many millions of naive people who fall for this con artist's act.

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I'm smack dab in the middle of Trump's alleged older, white, gun-owning demographic and I just cannot believe my generation has produce so many millions of naive people who fall for this con artist's act.