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Trump Reschedules Tulsa Campaign Rally 'Out Of Respect' For Juneteenth

The president has faced fierce criticism for scheduling a campaign rally on the holiday commemorating the effective end of slavery, in a city home to a horrific incident of racial violence in 1921.
US President Donald Trump smiles as he arrives for a roundtable with faith leaders and small business owners at Gateway Church Dallas Campus in Dallas, Texas, on June 11, 2020.

President Trump has announced that he is moving the date of his June 19th campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla., by one day "out of respect" for Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the effective end of slavery.

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