SAN DIEGO — Good morning.

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With Mexico off in the distance, speaker after speaker stepped to the podium Tuesday, each offering their vision of California values. There was a congressman, pastors, a rabbi, a representative of the Muslim community, a union organizer.

“This wall is a symbol of hate,” said Representative Juan C. Vargas, a Democrat whose district represents part of San Diego.

The Rev. Jose Castillo, pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, told the audience to “keep praying for this country that we all love.”

A bit farther to the east was President Trump, who swept into enemy territory Tuesday for the first time as president. He inspected prototypes for his promised border wall, spoke to Marines near San Diego and then flew up to Los Angeles for an expensive fund-raiser in Beverly Park. With the president in town, and rain, Los Angeles traffic ground to a standstill.