Protesters weigh in on Trump rally coming to Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — "It is our duty to fight for our freedom!" shouted one speaker, as unity was a central theme for the protest organized by the National Black Panther Party which was held in the Greenwood District.
"It's a time that now we need to come together," said Muhammad Ali.
And putting that sentiment to the test? Word that President Trump will be coming to Tulsa on Friday the 19th.
"It's Juneteenth and I think the timing is very bad right now. That's a holiday that we take very seriously as our freedom and that’s like something we are looking forward to whether COVID is here or not, and so for him to come I think it’s gonna definitely like set some things of in a negative way," said Meisha Darden.
"This is a red state and so I see that he will come in here but I’m hoping that with all of the dynamics that are going on with the nation, over the world, that he will have enough thought about other people rather than to come in with some stuff that we won’t let him do. Which you doubt, which you doubt," said Margaret Love and Joyce Williams.
"At a time like this I think Trump coming to Tulsa it can either, it could go two ways. I think he can be positive or I think it could be really negative and just knowing the comments that he makes and how he speaks to people, I just don’t see it being very positive, especially not for our community," said Lauren Bethly.
"If Trump come down here, man peace, love, and light to you, and please come in peace to our community man. We done had enough hate, enough destruction, and we done had enough division here, we are tired of it, we want peace love and light. And we would ask that you come in peace sir," said Ali.
It was a rally for unity, despite a divide over thoughts about an upcoming visitor.
"We hope, we pray for him. I pray a lot. She prays for him, I’m not praying for him. I pray a lot. Yeah, she’s praying for him, I’m not praying for him," said Love and Williams.