The death of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer has caused widespread protests after years of hurt and racist policing plaguing the United States.
President Donald Trump is hosting a campaign on Juneteenth in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the site of one of America’s deadliest acts of racism ever seen.
In 1921, tensions between Tulsa’s black and white communities culminated in a white mob attacking black residents and burning black-owned businesses in a part of the city known as “Black Wall Street”.
The President has remained mostly silent on issues of systemic racism and has resisted some of the changes proposed by protesters.
Democratic lawmakers and progressives sharply criticized his decision to press on with the rally despite recent events.
Former Democrat contender Senator Kamala Harris tweeted: “This isn’t just a wink to white supremacists — he’s throwing them a welcome home party.”