Trump drops event with black pastors after some object

[inanna]

Source: Associated Press

Nov 29, 6:18 PM EST

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has cancelled a press conference in which his campaign said he would be endorsed by as many as 100 black evangelical religious leaders. Many of those invited to the event say they had no intention of endorsing the billionaire businessman and former reality television star.

"It's a miscommunication," said Darrell Scott, the senior pastor of New Spirit Revival Center in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, who has helped to arrange meetings between Trump and black pastors in recent months. Trump's campaign "thought it was going to be a press conference for an endorsement when it wasn't," Scott said Sunday in an interview.

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Trump has been courting the support of evangelical black clergy members as he works to broaden his appeal in a crowded Republican field. He has held several meetings with pastors from across the country in recent months.

His campaign issued a press release last week that read: "Mr. Trump will be joined by a coalition of 100 African-American evangelical pastors and religious leaders who will endorse the GOP front-runner after a private meeting at Trump Tower."

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[Blus4u]

1. My bet is that the pastors.....

blew the asshole off. When I first saw the news that he was meeting with them, I couldn't believe the pastors would agree to meet with him in the first place.


Peace

[dhill926]

2. a nice bit of schadenfreude right there.....

[gwheezie]

3. He's so delusional

I really think he thinks the blacks love him and all he has to do is talk tough and he could bully them into endorsing him, because ya know bullying makes people love him.

[rpannier]

4. Somehow Trump will spin this with him being the victim

[truthisfreedom]

6. This. He's ALWAYS playing the victim.

Such a bully baby.

[Javaman]

5. trump was trying a bait and switch.

tell them one thing, then when they're there say another.

[mdbl]

7. The better strategy would have been to find a few corrupt pastors

and pay them off to publicly support you. They're out there if the price is right.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. This is beautifully hilarious. nt