In 2017, he encouraged RINO Jeff "the flake" Flake(y) to run for President and called Trump an idiot
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2017/11/17/mesa-mayor-john-giles-encourages-sen-jeff-flake-run-president-appears-call-president-trump-idiot/876848001/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2017/11/21/mesa-mayor-faces-harsh-backlash-hot-mic-comments-president-donald-trump/885648001/
