Trump promises Tulsa rally will be a 'wild evening' after threatening 'lowlife' protesters with harsh policing on Twitter

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• President Donald Trump promised attendees of the much-disputed Tulsa rally on Saturday a "wild evening" after it got the go-ahead by Oklahoma's Supreme Court on Friday. 
• Trump tweeted Friday what appears to be a threat of harsh treatment for people who might protest in Oklahoma, where he has a campaign rally planned for the weekend. 
• When asked about whether his supporters are required to wear face coverings to the event, the president told Axios: "I recommend people do what they want."
• In response to the safety concerns, the Trump campaign said that they will do temperature checks and offer hand sanitizers and free masks at the event but that they won't be mandatory.
• The rally has faced much scrutiny, including outcry about it being held on Juneteenth weekend and in Tulsa, which saw one of the incidents of racial violence in US history.
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President Donald Trump promised his supporters were in for a "wild evening" on Saturday after the much-disputed Tulsa rally was given the all-clear by Oklahoma's Supreme Court.

In an Axios interview released on Friday night, the president said that masks at the event wouldn't be mandatory, describing them as "a double-edged sword."

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