Clinton Postpones Trip To Charlotte

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a question from a member of the media on her campaign plane while traveling to Quad Cities International Airport in Moline, Ill., Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (AP Pho... Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a question from a member of the media on her campaign plane while traveling to Quad Cities International Airport in Moline, Ill., Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) MORE LESS
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In a statement released Friday evening, Hillary Clinton’s campaign announced that the Democratic nominee is postponing a visit to Charlotte, North Carolina, originally scheduled for Sunday.

“We have decided to postpone Sunday’s trip as not to impact the City’s resources,” communications director Jennifer Palmieri wrote in the statement. “She will plan to visit Charlotte next Sunday.”

Two officials from Donald Trump’s campaign told CNN late Friday that they were no longer planning to visit Charlotte next week after the first presidential debate.

This didn’t stop the GOP nominee from taking to Twitter the same day to criticize Clinton for the announcement, although he incorrectly identified the date the Clinton campaign originally named for the visit:

In an interview with CNN anchor Erin Burnett earlier Friday, Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts (D) asked both candidates to delay plans to visit the city.

“I would encourage them to come at a later date. We really appreciate their support,” Roberts said. “We hope that they could figure a way to come a little bit later.”

Protestors took to the streets in Charlotte on Friday for the fourth straight night of protests over the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott on Tuesday afternoon.

A suspect was arrested Friday morning in connection with the fatal shooting of Justin Carr, a protestor who was shot on Wednesday night when protests turned violent and later died of his injuries, according to police.

Watch the interview with Roberts below via CNN:

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