The mayor of Phoenix on Wednesday scolded President Trump for planning a rally there, suggesting Trump is aiming to “inflame emotions” following a deadly white supremacist rally in Virginia by pardoning a controversial Phoenix sheriff.

“I am disappointed that President Trump has chosen to hold a campaign rally as our nation is still healing from the tragic events in Charlottesville,” Mayor Greg Stanton said in a statement.

“If President Trump is coming to Phoenix to announce a pardon for former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, then it will be clear that his true intent is to inflame emotions and further divide our nation,” he said.

Trump said Monday he was considering pardoning Arpaio — the Maricopa County sheriff and ardent Trump backer convicted of criminal contempt two weeks ago for defying a judge’s order to stop targeting illegal immigrants in traffic stops.

Trump — who has taken heat for his anti-immigration rhetoric and for not forcefully condemning racist groups following a violent white supremacist rally that left one dead — announced Wednesday he’d be holding a campaign rally in Phoenix on Aug. 22.

He took to Twitter to promote the event less than an hour after Stanton condemned the plan.

“Join me at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 22nd in Phoenix, Arizona at the Phoenix Convention Center!” he tweeted along with a link to reserve tickets.