Trump protestors line up outside NABJ conference in Chicago
CHICAGO — Former President Donald Trump said he “didn’t know” Vice President Kamala Harris was “black” until recently as he took the stage at the National Association for Black Journalists convention here Wednesday — prompting some outrage from the audience he’s trying to win over.
With less than 100 days to go before the general election, the Trump team has been trying to expand its reach to voters who would not usually vote Republican. Creating an inclusive GOP was a key theme at the Republican National Convention earlier this month, and the campaign has pointed to polls showing Trump having expanded numbers of minority voters behind him.
His presence Tuesday was met with pushback from locals and from within the NABJ. Left-wing protesters organized a march outside the downtown Hilton location and the co-chair of the NABJ convention, Karen Attiah, stepped down from her role, arguing Trump was being “platformed” by being interviewed at the event.There were some who applauded Trump’s policy visions and there was laughter from the audience throughout the interview.
Trump’s campaign said they expected the panel to focus on the “most pressing issues” for the black community and argued that the former president “accomplished more for black Americans than any other president in recent history by implementing America First policies on the economy, immigration, energy, law and order, and foreign policy.”
The tech issues at the event and the animosity of Scott’s questions towards Trump remained a theme throughout the panel, with the former president expressing frustration with not being able to hear the questions. Harris, 59, did not accept an invitation to speak at the convention, but her team is speaking to the NABJ about future options.
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