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DETROIT (FOX 2) - President Donald Trump will not be coming to Detroit for the NAACP National Convention.
It is tradition for the NAACP to invite sitting presidents to the national convention - despite what party they belong to.
FOX 2 learned Thursday that President Donald Trump will not be there. He says the agreed upon date for his appearance changed and that he didn't sign up for a question and answer format - just a speech. "I very much wanted to go, but we had a date. The date got changed and unfortunately they wanted to do it in the form of a question and answer," Trump said.
"He blew an opportunity quite frankly, but we will do our best to go on without him," quipped Rev. Wendell Anthony.
Pointed sarcasm from Anthony, the NAACP Detroit Branch President. Anthony says it's telling to him that Trump did not want to open himself up to questions.
"There is a format; every candidate has said that he or she would be glad to participate in," Anthony said. "It's beyond us as to why that would be of some discomfort for the president "
Wendell says his organization can make the rules when it comes to their own convention.
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/trump-cancels-appearance-at-naacp-national-convention-in-detroit
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,733 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,666 posts)marble falls
(57,102 posts)fierywoman
(7,685 posts)thegoose
(3,115 posts)That isn't white.
leftieNanner
(15,124 posts)Because there wouldn't be anybody in the audience. By then all of those Africans will have gone back to their shit hole countries.
Donnie needs to have a full house.
forgotmylogin
(7,530 posts)Wussolini honestly doesn't even care. He doesn't identify with the NAACP and doesn't feel obligated to represent them.
leftieNanner
(15,124 posts)My favorite thing today!
Thank you!
ancianita
(36,075 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Last edited Sat Jul 20, 2019, 06:17 PM - Edit history (1)
forgotmylogin
(7,530 posts)drray23
(7,633 posts)Who would hold his feet to the fire. Trump cant handle the heat. he does not have the brains to have a debate with NAACP attendees. Besides his positions are undefensible.
leftieNanner
(15,124 posts)When he found out that there would be a question and answer period, he chickened out.
How can it be that the man in this powerful position is such a weenie?
Thekaspervote
(32,778 posts)Which to me, is probably good. He will look weak... good for us. If he did appear, his base would trash the process and the dem candidate, and further solidify his base
NBachers
(17,120 posts)He'll insist on "submitted" questions, "randomly selected from the public." His slimeball weasels can then write his replies, and submit them, for him.
BigmanPigman
(51,609 posts)The audience isn't like his usual cult and he would hardly have been a "hit".
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)spanone
(135,844 posts)malaise
(269,054 posts)in the first place
nolabear
(41,986 posts)Hed never get through it.
global1
(25,253 posts)It's a good opportunity to gather votes from 'Blacks for Trump'.
Grammy23
(5,810 posts)The audience was unlikely to take the bait and erupt into a chant or start cheering spontaneously for him.
onetexan
(13,043 posts)He doesn't dare stand in front of a room full of people of color after he has led hateful chants and blatantly basking in full racist vitriol. The bastard is evil.
UTUSN
(70,708 posts)Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)Harker
(14,024 posts)chant nasty stuff on cue, then well... no deal!
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)He can not handle it.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)1. They changed the date to a day I was going golfing.
2. Being around colored people make my bone spurs act up.
3. I didn't want to be the only racist at the event; they would have picked on me.
4. Q&A means I can't get Stephen Miller to write my responses.
5. If it's "National" does that mean I can defund it?
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,492 posts)KY......
GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)I got a flat tire! I didnt have change for cab fare! I lost my tux at the cleaners! I locked my keys in the car! An old friend came in from out of town! Someone stole my car! There was an earthquake! A terrible flood! Locusts! IT WASNT MY FAULT, I SWEAR TO GOD!
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)They really were on a mission from God.
GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)is that he ends up in prison.
yellowdogintexas
(22,264 posts)He is too terrified of Auntie Maxine to show up
Tanuki
(14,918 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,518 posts)robbob
(3,531 posts)Probably would have turned confrontational and hostile quite quickly and then been on all the news feeds. He is not president of America, he is only president of WHITE america. Hes already made that quite clear.
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)FoxNewsSucks
(10,434 posts)who the fuck would bother to invite that racist piece of dogshit. No one wants him there.
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)Last edited Sat Jul 20, 2019, 08:52 PM - Edit history (1)
Momgonepostal
(2,872 posts)And Nancy Pelosi are also speaking.
Trump probably couldnt handle speaking at anything thats not all about him.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)The stupid comes out very fast when hes put in a situation where he has to respond to someone in an ad lib manner. A really good example is is how he made an ass of himself with the woman who was given the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday. Hes a dolt. A clumsy dolt in situations like that. A fucking social knuckledragger.
struggle4progress
(118,295 posts)llmart
(15,540 posts)No need to say anything else, yet we all know what Anthony meant.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,492 posts).............
durablend
(7,460 posts)salin
(48,955 posts)He is as much of a coward, as he is a divisive, cruel narcissist.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)That's redundant, I know...
NYC Liberal
(20,136 posts)Wonder why Republicans are so scared to face people they might disagree with?
cwydro
(51,308 posts)A rapper who assaulted someone.
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)SCVDem
(5,103 posts)So I can grab YOU, you pussy!
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)Maybe he was scheduled for a different day, but the convention is 20th -24th. The 24th is Mueller's date to testify.
MyOwnPeace
(16,927 posts)with the true agenda of his regime - "F" the little guys, the minorities, the poor, and support the corporate elite, the "1 %", the ones putting the money into the pockets of the party delivering the goods to screw over the world.
B Stieg
(2,410 posts)'cause he's the BIGGEST pussy (cat) there is.
lsewpershad
(2,620 posts)Period
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Claritie Pixie
(2,199 posts)Mike Nelson
(9,959 posts)
he makes a good decision. He could go and say, "Did you know Lincoln was a Republican?" but everyone sees thru Crooked Donald, by now... so, why bother....
onethatcares
(16,172 posts)in a sea of POC.
gaud, it'd be like a lighthouse beam.
GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)Granted, those white circles around his eyes would glare like a couple of headlights. What a fucking clown.
MichMan
(11,935 posts)Gothmog
(145,317 posts)warmfeet
(3,321 posts)It would send "the wrong kind of message to his racist base."
Fuck them all! Fuck repiglicans.
Only a shit hole president can make our country into a shit hole.
The Liberal Lion
(1,414 posts)Remember when Obama stood in front of the entire Republican House caucus for a Q&A on healthcare?
Fucking orange coward!
BHDem53
(1,061 posts)bone spurs flare up at the most inopportune times. Sad!
jmowreader
(50,559 posts)Because it was Q&A, he had to have known the first question he'd be asked is, "what's wrong with you?"