Trump pushes ahead with Tulsa rally as coronavirus cases spike in Oklahoma

Anderson Cooper 360

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🗓️ 20 June 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Leaders and health experts have raised concerns about President Trump’s upcoming rally in Tulsa. Theyworry it could be a new hot spot for coronavirus infections. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany says she won’t be wearing a mask at the rally where an estimated 19,000 could be inside Tulsa’s Bank of Oklahoma arena. Dr. Stephen Prescott, President of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, joins AC360 to discuss his concerns with having such a large gathering especially when coronavirus cases are on the rise in Oklahoma. Plus, as many are marching and gathering to commemorate the end of slavery during the Juneteenth holiday, the country is still struggling with systematic racism and injustice. When asked repeatedly to say “Black lives matter” in an interview, Vice President Pence said “all lives matter.” Professor Cornel West reacts to the Vice President’s comments and talks about the meaning behind Juneteenth. Airdate: June 19, 2020 Guests: Dr. Stephen Prescott Cornel West To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good evening tonight with demonstrations and celebrations in cities all over
0:04.0	America on this day. June 10th that can commemorates the emancipation of enslaved
0:08.0	men, women and children. The president of the United States has chosen to threaten anyone
0:12.0	who dares protest outside his rally tomorrow until it's a Oklahoma. This morning,
0:16.0	tweeting, any protesters, anarchists, agitators,
0:20.0	looters or low-lives who are going to Oklahoma, please understand you will not be
0:24.0	treated like you have been in New York, Seattle or Minneapolis. It will be a much
0:28.0	different scene. Now the White House spokesperson was asked about it a few hours
0:32.0	later. Is the president indicated
0:36.0	the right to piece of lead symbol should not apply
0:40.0	to Israel? No, that's not at all what he was saying. He was meaning our violent
0:44.0	protesters, anarchists, looters, the kind of lawlessness that we saw play out.
0:48.0	Before President Trump came in with the National Guard and calmed our streets with law and order.
0:54.0	I mean, there's a lot to impact on there. The idea that he calm the streets with law and order
0:58.0	by pushing out peaceful protesters. What he actually was
1:04.0	meaning, she says he was meaning violent protesters regarding Tulsa.
1:08.0	That's what she says, but that is not what the president meant. And you might ask,
1:12.0	how do we know this? Because that is not what he said. He said
1:16.0	any protesters, lumping any protesters in with anarchists, agitators, looters and low-lives.
1:22.0	The president has called Israel tomorrow the start of his re-election campaign and
1:26.0	what a way to begin. Encouraging tens of thousands of people from near and far to come to Tulsa
1:30.0	pack an indoor arena for hours standing shoulder to shoulder with other people
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