OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Black community and political leaders are calling on President Donald Trump to change the date or place of a campaign rally scheduled for Juneteenth in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They are denouncing his plans for a rally on the day that marks the end of slavery in America and in a place that in 1921 was the site of a fiery and orchestrated white-on-black attack. Tulsa community leader Sherry Gamble Smith calls it a “slap in the face.” Trump campaign officials discussed in advance the possible reaction to the Juneteenth date, but there are no plans to change it despite fierce blowback.
Trump Rally On Juneteenth Called ‘Slap In Face’
June 12, 2020 4:04 am