The Corona-pandemic is not yet over. However, Donald Trump is going to occur in front of Thousands of people. And, although members of his campaign team, tested positive.

Donald Trump holds the first mass event since the beginning of the Corona-crisis . What led to unrest criticism: In Tulsa (of Oklahoma) was in 1921, a massacre in numerous Black (see first message). Now it became known that members of the campaign teams tested positive to Coronavirus .

Update from the 20. June, 21: 49: , Six of the employees, the Donald trump for Saturday’s scheduled campaign appearance have co-organized, had been on the Coronavirus tested. This is the campaign team announced a few hours before the start of the controversial event in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

With hundreds of Tests to be tested six members of the team a positive and immediately quarantine has been sent, said the head of communications for the re-election campaign of US President, Tim Murtaugh. None of the positively tested employee “or someone who was in direct contact with them,” will participate in the event. While in the USA most people have been infected worldwide with the Virus, see Donald Trump, the country is on a good way in the crisis.

The appearance Trumps in Tulsa was already been heavily criticized. For one thing, because of mass events can fuel the spread of the Coronavirus and because it is in 1921, arrived in Tulsa to a racist massacre , which has remained in memory (see first message).

Meanwhile, Donald Trump had to a court defeat plugging it in. His government wanted to prevent the publication of the revealing book by the former security adviser to John Bolton. Trump still speaking of a victory, and threatened the author.

Donald Trump starts in the massacre town in the election campaign: the fear of riots

first message from the 20. June, 18.39 at:

Washington/Tulsa – The USA are in the world, the country with the highest Corona the-of number of victims : Nearly 120,000 people have already lost their lives, suffering from Covid-19 . Furthermore, hundreds of people in the United States with this diagnosis die every day. However, US President Donald Trump will begin on Saturday evening (local time) again, in front of gathered crowds to perform. Reason: an election rally for the presidential election at the beginning of November*.

Donald Trump in the US election: On the site of a massacre

the choice of venue the controversial head of state Trump* heated, however the minds, as he did with many other decisions before that – and many people consider targeted provocation: the Tulsa , the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. There has, in fact, the 31. In may 1921 wear a terrible tragedy.

A white Mob that is associated with the racist Ku Klux Klan , killed in Tulsa up to 300 Black . The starting point of the massacre allegations against the young Black Dick Rowland, in an Elevator at a white woman had passed. The suspect was on the 31. In may 1921, was detained. In front of the court building where he was being held, there was then, collision between armed groups of Black and White. African-Americans feared, according to Reports, Rowland would be lynched.

+ Donald Trump holds its first mass event in the election campaign in the city of Tulsa – the site of a massacre in front of 99 years.©AFP / Michael B. Thomas

In consequence of surprise, a white Mob could the African-Americans inhabited the district of Greenwood . The attacker shot a lot of Black, low-plundered the district, and burned down over 1000 houses, including churches, schools and shops. Never someone was legally due to the massacre, responsibility – compensation for the victims families, there were also.

U.S. President speaks in front of Thousands of Fans in Tulsa – riots

The election campaign to Donald Trump fears in Tulsa comes in the midst of a Phase in which there are in the whole country protests against racism and police violence* after the Afro-American George Floyd forcibly of US became police officers to death tortured*. The authorities expect at the Trump extravaganza, with many counter-demonstrators and the fear of riots. In a Tweet has the US-President already a hard action against the “protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters, or Pack” threatened:

The second point of criticism of the incumbent US President: health experts to evaluate the appearance of being irresponsible, when many thousands of followers from Trump crowded at the BOK Center and so a contagion with the Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 optimal conditions.

PF with AFP

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