Donald Trump’s campaign canceled a Monday press conference with black religious leaders after numerous of the pastors set to attend the event signaled that they would not endorse the Republican presidential candidate. Some pastors were frustrated by news reports claiming that the religious leaders were officially endorsing Trump, a claim they have since vehemently denied.
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A “Trump insider” told Politico that 40 pastors were prepared to endorse the billionaire after their Monday meeting, but when the group expanded to 100 pastors, it also included some religious leaders who opposed Trump’s candidacy.
Trump’s latest dust-up, which boiled over during the past few days, stems from his mockery of a New York Times reporter while Trump was giving a speech in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, last week.
After the meeting, Trump – who has courted controversy on a range of topics, notably his remarks about Mexican immigrants and his support for registering US Muslims – said he would travel to the southern US state of Georgia for “a big rally”.
Trump is meeting with a coalition of black ministers amid tensions with the black community.
Bishop Paul S. Morton tweeted Friday that he refused to meet with Trump, calling the candidate disrespectful.
“I have a great relationship with the black pastors”, Trump said.
Donald Trump says that “many, many people think that I’m not being treated fairly” by the Republican Party. “As I understand it, he says he saw it on the news”.
“Who else is going to take on The New York Times?”.
And while I understood why that was said-“for my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways”, God said in the Bible-it isn’t until now that I find myself completely mystified by the rationale of the omnipresent being that the good book-which is said to be written by men inspired by the Holy Ghost-references.
“I should’ve communicated to them better”, Scott said.
Griffin, who is an undecided Republican, called Saturday’s rally in Sarasota “an incredible gathering” and added that she was “overwhelmed by the positive energy in the crowd”.
“The sad part about it is, it didn’t in the slightest bit jar, or surprise me, that Donald Trump would do something this low-rent, given his track record”, he was. Let me just be clear about that. I’m looking for a message about Americans that does not leave anyone out.
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Trump frequently cites a SurveyUSA poll from September that shows him with 25 percent of the African American vote. “He should stop using his disability to grandstand”, Trump tweeted. If Trump were to win the GOP nomination, would independent voters be as heedless of the truth? Todd said. “Your words matter”. “But the jury is out whether it’ll work”.
