Trump Reschedules Rally Planned for Juneteenth ‘Out of Respect’ for Holiday
Ellise Shafer editorPresident Trump announced on Twitter Friday night that he has decided to reschedule his June 19 rally in Tulsa, Okla., in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.Juneteenth, short for “June Nineteenth,” is a holiday widely celebrated by the Black community as it marks the end of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865. Trump’s announcement of his rally’s rescheduling comes after much backlash regarding his decision to hold a rally on that date, particularly in Tulsa, where the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre resulted in 300 deaths and the destruction of many Black-owned businesses.“We had previously scheduled our #MAGA Rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for June 19th — a big deal.