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US President Donald Trump has postponed his rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma by one day to June 20. He said on Twitter it was done out of respect for African Americans since the original date coincided with Juneteenth, the day when the emancipation of slaves is celebrated.
We had previously scheduled our #MAGA Rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for June 19th – a big deal. Unfortunately, however, this would fall on the Juneteenth Holiday. Many of my African American friends and supporters have reached out to suggest that we consider changing the date out…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 13, 2020
June 19, 1865, is the day when Texas became the last Confederate state forced to comply with President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation during the American Civil War.
The rally comes as the US emerges from lockdowns imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and many political opponents of Trump accused him of endangering people by organizing a mass rally so soon. Many of the same critics, however, did not apply the same standard to nationwide mass demonstrations against police brutality and racism, which were triggered by the choking death of Minneapolis black man George Floyd.
