by the "non-canceling" GOP.
Park commissioners in Alabama reportedly scuttled a speaking appearance for former President Donald Trump over concerns the rally would devolve into a "partisan political event."
According to NBC 15, Trump's office requested a permit for the event to take place on Saturday at the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile. Park commission Chairman Bill Tunnell said in a statement that subsequent contact by the "Republican Party" caused the commission to cancel the event.
"After the request was made, then there was contact with the Republican Party. They contacted us, and then it became apparent that it was going to be a partisan political event rather than just a patriotic event planned for that evening," Tunnell said.
Tunnell added that a 2012 presidential campaign rally for former Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Rick Santorum "was the straw that broke the camel's back."
"That's when the commission went to the no partisan politics, open to the public."
Trump's office did not respond to inquiries from Washington Examiner by press time.