Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum declared a civil emergency on Thursday and ordered a curfew near the arena where Trump is scheduled to speak.
He said he expects crowds of more than 100,000 people.
Tulsa has a population of about four hundred thousand.
The arena reportedly holds about 19,000 people.
The arena reportedly holds about 19,000 people.
Citing "civil unrest," the order stated that part of downtown closed at 10 p.m. Thursday through 6 a.m. Saturday ahead of the rally.
The curfew will again take effect after the conclusion of the rally through 6 a.m. Sunday.
Bynum's order said he had "received information from the Tulsa Police Department and other law enforcement agencies that shows that individuals from organized groups who have been involved in destructive and violent behavior in other States are planning to travel to the city of Tulsa for purposes of causing unrest in and around the rally."
Trump took the opportunity to play the authoritarian strongman he so wishes he could be and once again signaled both his well known appreciation for police violence and his complete disregard for the First Amendment - which he certainly could not recite from memory, assuming he ever knew the text at all.
Trump took the opportunity to play the authoritarian strongman he so wishes he could be and once again signaled both his well known appreciation for police violence and his complete disregard for the First Amendment - which he certainly could not recite from memory, assuming he ever knew the text at all.
Trump on Friday warned in a tweet that demonstrators could be treated harshly, conflating protests with malevolent activities:
"Any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes who are going to Oklahoma please understand, you will not be treated like you have been in New York, Seattle, or Minneapolis. It will be a much different scene!"
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