The president delayed by 24 hours a planned campaign rally in Tulsa after wide protests that it was to be held on June 19, also known as Juneteenth, the date observed by many as the anniversary of final freedom from slavery in America.
Earlier, during an interview on Fox News, he had praised the date as a "celebration" and suggested he did not fully know of the significance of the date, nor that Tulsa was the site of a racial massacre.
In that same interview, he claimed he had done more for black people in America than any other president. But he waffled as to whether he included Abraham Lincoln as among the others.
Also today, the Administration said it removed health protections for transgender and gay people who are discriminated against because of their sexual identities. The new rule defines "sex discrimination" as relevant only to male and female people, and does not protect people from discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity, according to a report on NPR. Critics of the new rule said it will mean less health care for transgender people.
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