“But I saw it on television, I saw clips, and so did many other people – and many people saw it in person”.
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During a Monday interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”, Trump suggested that Black Lives Matter activists had pressured the pastors out of endorsing the Republican front-runner.
So has Trump’s claim that the Trans-Pacific Partnership “was designed for China to come in, as they always do, through the back door and totally take advantage of everyone”. Rather than condemn the violence, the real estate mogul said that perhaps the person “should have been roughed up”.
Some of Trump’s black supporters are unfazed by his public stance on Black Lives Matter.
George Farrell, chairman of the conservative super PAC, BlakPac, told Bloomberg news that even support from a few black pastors would be significant, though he himself has yet to decide who to vote for.
Bishop Clarence McClendon, a pastor well-known for his role in the reality show The Preachers of LA, said he would not decide who to endorse until next year. “But I saw it on television, I saw clips, and so did many other people – and many people saw it in person”.
“Telling me I should not go meet with Trump is like Peter telling Paul to not go to the Gentiles”.
Walker, a Grammy-award winning gospel singer, said he was initially open to talking to Trump, but never agreed to be listed as a supporter.
Morton joined those not endorsing Trump on Friday (Nov. 26) as he stated his reason for feeling as such, tweeting, “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”.
Jeb Bush doesn’t think the Republican front-runner for the presidential nomination, Donald Trump, is fit to be the commander in chief of the country because he’s isn’t serious about matters like foreign policy and terrorism.
“I believe black lives do matter, but I believe all lives matter very strongly”, Trump said.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, another Republican presidential contender, also criticized Trump, saying on ABC’s “This Week” that Trump “absolutely mocked” a disabled reporter for disputing Trump’s characterization of a 2001 newspaper article about Muslims in New Jersey celebrating 9/11. “And we have many, many endorsements that came out of the meeting”. And up until this weekend, the claim coming from Trump HQ was that the candidate, constantly under fire for being one of the most racially divisive political figures from a major party in years, was about to get the ringing endorsement of those African-American faith leaders. They weren’t, but when he gets called on the fact that it probably never happened he just reasserts it as fact and all but alleges that the evidence has been covered up. Fowler said that on issues such as criminal justice reform and the Black Lives Matter agenda, Trump is “on the opposite side of the majority of the black community”. “I need to be convinced Mr. Trump understands that”, she said.
“Trump is an insult and embarrassment”.
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Richard Fowler, a black national syndicated radio host and Democratic strategist, called it “absurd” to think that Trump would win the majority of black voters in a general election.
