In a rare reversal, Trump pushed back his campaign rally in Tulsa so it wouldn't coincide with Juneteenth 'out of respect' for the holiday

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• President Donald Trump is pushing back his rally in Tulsa from June 19 — Juneteenth — to June 20. 
• He tweeted the announcement on Friday night.
• Trump said he made the decision "out of respect" for the holiday.
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President Donald Trump has rescheduled his June 19 rally in Tulsa "out of respect."

"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," Trump wrote in a tweet.

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