Scott, a Democrat who voted for President Barack Obama, backs Trump’s candidacy.
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Bishop Clarence McClendon said on Facebook he was invited to Trump’s gathering, which was presented “as a meeting to engage in dialogue”. “But he represents the country we have become”, Bishop Corletta Vaughn wrote on her Facebook page.
Donald Trump often talks about this or that being “very interesting”.
Bishop Paul Morton, a prominent pastor in Atlanta, tweeted, “I was asked 2 meet with Mr Trump too but I refused because until he learns how to respect people you can’t represent me thru my endorsement”.
He cheered a crowd’s physical ejection of a Black Lives Matter protester from an event in Birmingham, Alabama, saying the man might have deserved to be “roughed up”.
The Republican presidential hopeful, who claims to have a “great relationship with the blacks”, will formally announce the coalition’s support in New York City Monday during a press conference at Trump Tower. He also said that the public portrayals of Mr. Trump as a racist and demagogue seemed unfounded after they spoke: “I was looking for some subtle hints of racism. I want to see him and I want hear his heart.'” Scott told The Daily Beast. “I let them know I am endorsing but that doesn’t mean you are endorsing”, Scott, the CEO of the Radio 1000 gospel radio station, added.
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The announcement has been met with criticism from some black pastors given that it came days after a Black Lives Matter activist was physically assaulted at a Trump rally. The leaders stated the endorsement might give legitimacy to Trump’s marketing crusade with black communities. Others had some flat-out negative things to say about the candidate.
