White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is defending her boss’s decision to fire up campaign rallies next week in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Juneteenth (June 19), a holiday that marks the emancipation of slaves in 1865.

Claiming that the holiday is very “meaningful” to President Donald Trump, McEnany told reporters he was responsible for the “lowest African-American unemployment numbers.” That would be great news if it were true, but as this story from Business Insider shows unemployment among African-Americans is just as high as ever, especially in the middle of this pandemic.

But Trump has always been insensitive to issues facing African-Americans and that makes McEnany’s comment all the more reprehensible. Especially in Tulsa, which has a horrifically racist past. On two terrible days in 1921 — May 31 and June 1, the city’s Greenwood District, an African-American community, was attacked and looted by white rioters. That lead to several deaths and the mass internment of the city’s Black population, The Hill reports.

And at least one notable critic is lambasting Trump for using Juneteenth to begin his rallies.

Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) excoriated him in a tweet.

“This isn’t just a wink to white supremacists—he’s throwing them a welcome home party,” she wrote.

This isn't just a wink to white supremacists—he's throwing them a welcome home party. https://t.co/lUXpnUoFQU

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) June 11, 2020

Trump has been accused of racism numerous times, and he’s facing additional heat over his handling of nationwide protests and violence stemming from the death of George Floyd while in police custody. And on Wednesday, he received even more criticism after saying he would not change the names of army bases that bear the names of civil war military leaders who fought for the Confederacy.

But McEnany skirts past all this, claiming that Trump keeps the Black community close to his heart.

“The African-American community is very near and dear to his heart,” McEnany told reporters after she was asked if it’s appropriate for Trump to hold the rally on Juneteenth. “At these rallies, he often shares the great work he has done for African-American communities.”

She went on to claim Trump is “working on rectifying injustices, injustices that go back to the very beginning of this country’s history.”

Question: "Is it appropriate for him to be holding a rally on Juneteenth?"

Kayleigh McEnany: "Look, President Trump is — the African American community is very near and dear to his heart." pic.twitter.com/jvQKrVh69E

— The Hill (@thehill) June 11, 2020

Does that include using tanks on those protesting injustice against Black people? After all, that’s what he wanted to do to frighten protesters demonstrating against the death of George Floyd.

But somehow McEnany doesn’t mention this.

“It’s a meaningful day to him,” she said in reference to Juneteenth. “It’s a day where he wants to share some of the progress that’s been made as we look forward at more that needs to be done, especially as we’re looking at this police reform.”

Democrats are currently working on police reform legislation and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the only Black Republican said on Thursday that he’s also working to introduce a GOP police reform bill.