(CNN) Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris announced Saturday that she would attend the "Second Step Presidential Justice Forum" at Benedict College in South Carolina -- reversing a Friday decision to skip the cattle call, which set off President Donald Trump's ire when she said that it was because he received an award for criminal justice reform.

In a statement sent out by Harris' campaign, Columbia, South Carolina, Mayor Steve Benjamin affirmed that sponsor 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center would no longer participate in the forum after media reports surfaced that Benedict students were restricted and told to stay in their dorms

Trump spoke Friday at the historically black Benedict College, where approximately 33 students attended the speech, both Benjamin and college officials said on Saturday, revising the numbers they provided to CNN on Friday.

"I am excited to welcome presidential candidates to a criminal justice forum dialogue which will allow Benedict College students and the wider community to have full participation," Benjamin said in a statement Saturday. "I want to be clear that the Candidate Forums are hosted by myself and Benedict College. This portion of the weekend is not a 20/20 Presidential Justice Center event," the statement added.

In the hours after Harris initially announced she wouldn't be present at the forum, talks began between her campaign, Mayor Benjamin and Benedict College to create an end result that didn't include the 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center with a breakthrough happening overnight, a Harris campaign aide said.

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