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Bush, the former
Florida governor who leads many polls of Republican voters in
the race for the party's 2016 presidential nomination, had
canceled a planned campaign stop in Charleston a week ago when
the shootings took place.
Instead of a campaign event, Bush will hold a private session
with pastors from the Charleston community. In an attempt to
keep the session low key, the news media will not be allowed in.
Bush has vowed to campaign in places where Republicans have not
always gone in recent years, such as black churches and
impoverished neighborhoods.
President Barack Obama gave a speech in Charleston on Friday
about racial differences in the United States at the funeral for
the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, who was among those shot to death.
Hillary Clinton, who is the Democratic frontrunner for
president, was among those at the funeral on Friday.
While Florida governor, Bush engineered a move for the state to
stop displaying the Confederate battle flag. A source familiar
with the situation said Bush had consulted with South Carolina
Governor Nikki Haley in the days before she announced an effort
this week to remove the flag from the grounds of the state
capitol in Columbia.
(Reporting by Steve Holland; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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