The mercury-melting conditions scorching former President Donald Trump's town hall meeting in Phoenix reportedly sent 11 people to area hospitals to care for heat exhaustion.
The "Chase the Vote" event featuring the 45th president speaking at the Dream City Church drew a substantial fanfare of thousands to the point that several people were unable to get inside after the mega church reached capacity and were forced to suffer through sweltering conditions outside, according to AZ Central.
According to Phoenix Police Department reports, first responders transferred 11 people who were enduring at least 107 degrees conditions.
Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story.
ALSO READ: ‘That's the Kool-Aid’: Republicans triple down on Trump the morning after guilty verdict
The local weather conditions recorded 110 degree highs on Thursday.
The outlet stated that doors opened at 10 a.m. local time — four hours before Trump took the stage.
The event, sponsored by Turning Point Action, was one of the ex-president's first on the stump since he was convicted unanimously by a New York City jury. He was found guilty of fudging business documents to conceal alleged affairs with an adult film star in order to influence the 2016 election.
“Those appellate courts have to step up and straighten things out or we’re not going to have a country anymore," Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, said, railing against his conviction.