At the recent National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago, ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott confronted former President Donald Trump on his allegedly controversial history regarding race and ethnicity.
Scott opened the session by highlighting a series of contentious statements and actions by Trump.
“I want to start by addressing the elephant in the room, sir, a lot of people did not think it was appropriate for you to be here today. You have pushed false claims about some of your rivals, from Nikki Haley to former President Barack Obama, saying that they were not born in the United States, which is not true. You have told four Congresswomen of color who were American citizens to go back to where they came from. You have used words like animal and rabbit to describe black district attorneys. You’ve attacked Black Journalists, calling them a loser, saying the questions that they ask are, quote, stupid and racist. You’ve had dinner with a white supremacist at your Mar-a-Lago resort. So my question, sir, now that you are asking black supporters to vote for you, why should black voters trust you after you have used language like that?” Scott asked.
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Trump defended his record and took aim at Scott’s questioning. “Well, first of all, I don’t think I’ve ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner, first question, you don’t even say hello. How are you? Are you with ABC because I think they’re a fake news network, a terrible network, and I think it’s disgraceful that I came here in good spirit. I love the black population of this country. I’ve done so much for the black population of this country, including employment, including opportunity zones, with Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, which is one of the greatest programs ever for black workers and black entrepreneurs. I’ve done so much and, you know, and I say this, historically black colleges and universities were out of money. They were stone-cold broke, and I saved them, and I gave them long-term financing, and nobody else was doing it. I think it’s a very rude introduction. I don’t know exactly why you would do something like that. And let me go a step further. I was invited here, and I was told my opponent, whether it was Biden or Kamala. I was told my opponent was going to be here. It turned out my opponent isn’t here. You invited me under false pretense, and then you said you can’t do it with Zoom. Well, you know where’s Zoom? She’s going to do it with Zoom, and she’s not coming. And then you were half an hour late, just so we understand, I have too much respect for you to be late. They couldn’t get their equipment working, or something was wrong. I think it’s a very nasty question. I have been the best president for the black population since Abraham Lincoln. That’s my answer.”
Scott continued to challenge Trump, asking, “Better than President Johnson, who signed The Voting Rights Act?”
Trump replied, “For you just start off a question and answer period, especially when you’re 35 minutes late because you couldn’t get your equipment to work in such a hostile manner. I think it’s a disgrace.”
Axios reporter Sophia Cai tried to paint Donald Trump in a bad light after he left the event but was bluntly called out by Brenden Dilley.
You lying sack of shit.
They put him on 35 minutes late because their equipment didn’t work.
— Brenden Dilley (@WarlordDilley) July 31, 2024
GOP Chairman Michael Whatley had this to say:
President Trump flew to Chicago, took tough question after tough question from the press, and crushed it.
Kamala didn’t have the guts to show up.
Whether it’s a rally in the Bronx or visiting the NABJ in Chicago, President Trump is talking to every American.
— Michael Whatley (@ChairmanWhatley) July 31, 2024
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