Trump to attend National Association of Black Journalists convention

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Reuters

July 29, 2024 11:09 PM EDT Updated 10 hours ago


July 29 (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign on Monday said he would attend a question-and-answer session at the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention this week in Chicago.

Former US President Trump, who has been courting Black voters and whose campaign has been encouraged by some polling showing he may be gaining ground with that group of the electorate, will speak with political journalists before an audience of registered attendees on Wednesday.

The event is closed to the public, but it will be livestreamed on NABJ's YouTube and Facebook pages, NABJ said in a statement.
"We look forward to our attendees hearing from former President Trump on the critical issues our members and their audiences care about most," said NABJ president Ken Lemon.

Lemon went on to say that the Trump event would allow Black journalists in attendance "to ask the tough questions that will provide the truthful answers Black Americans want and need to know."

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-attend-national-association-black-journalists-convention-2024-07-30/

---

"...event would allow Black journalists in attendance "to ask the tough questions that will provide the truthful answers Black Americans want and need to know."

They will get ZERO "truthful answers", let alone any coherent "answer" at all, so why waste the time to bother?

[Aviation Pro]

1. That'll be a barn burner

Any day now, the n-word will pop out of Motherfucker’s asshole mouth.

[Kid Berwyn]

2. This ought to be good.

The good people of NABJ will ask questions that make a traitor cry.

[forgotmylogin]

24. Or they'll spin the camera and all the journalists will be white MAGA Fox people.

Like when he had "success" at a "black church" that was emptied of its normal occupants so they could get the headline but he still was preaching to his own white bread choir.

[Fla Dem]

3. That should be entertaining.

[Lokee11]

4. My question as well -

They will get ZERO "truthful answers", let alone any coherent "answer" at all, so why waste the time to bother?

[Simeon Salus]

5. Love to see CSPAN cover this event all weekend

I'll check

[BumRushDaShow]

23. They usually have one of the CSPANs covering those summer conventions

[mopinko]

6. cuz they're gonna grill him w relish.

everybody loves a bbq.

[JohnSJ]

7. Why would they invite a man who has repeatedly vilified the free press?

This same man who has said that Harris was only hired because of DEI, can’t get ahead on her own, and continues to push racism and sexism, and wants to destroy journalism as we see it.

Of course it will depend on the questions they ask him, and if they allow obvious falsehoods to go unchallenged or not, but regardless of the outcome, I have no doubt that trump will use this to push his talking point that African Americans are supporting him.

In my view this is another example of the media legitimizing trump.

If we had the media we have today back in the days when George Wallace ran for president, I wouldn't be surprised if he would have made it to the WH. Back then though we had a press that actually called a racist and a bigot a racist and a bigot, instead of tiptoeing around the obvious.

[Traurigkeit]

18. They put the invite out there with a low probability of acceptance.

Now they have the advantage of controlling the story.

If TSF does not answer questions, that will be the story that is written.

Proves the GOP are desperate.

[brush]

28. The NABJ is no joke. trump will regret it. See my post 26.

[claudette]

8. hahahhahahhaha

OMG -

[Diraven]

9. He'll say something racist

That he's too senile and privileged to realize is racist.

[machoneman]

10. He'll say every racist code word and statement he knows w/o even realizing it. Just watch.....

[Ray Bruns]

14. I imagine it will go something like this

https://m.

[johnnyplankton]

20. A friend said he's just waiting for when Trump forgets where he is and drops the "N-bomb" at a rally...

I'm guessing that Draft Kings are giving odds on that.

[twodogsbarking]

11. I thought that was The Onion.

[Harker]

12. They could easily ask questions that he would fail to understand.

Journalists have all the best words.

Still, Trumpsky can't help himself. He'll be condescending and insulting despite not being fit to address the audience.

[oasis]

13. Trump won't show. His excuse in the making.

Gets credit for the nice gesture.

[Brainfodder]

15. Any time he is treated like a legit candidate is disheartening in general?

Collectively agreeing to ignore all his baggage? (AT YOUR OWN PERIL still?)

[DavidDvorkin]

21. He is a legit candidate.

[Brainfodder]

25. So you are considering him?

[DavidDvorkin]

33. What a bizarre question.

[Brainfodder]

34. Nope, you didn't get it, and taking it too literally.

[Ramsey Barner]

16. The event is scheduled for Wed. July 31st at 12pm-1pm (Central)

The listed journalists* are Harris Faulkner (Fox News), Kadia Goba (Semafor), and Rachel Scott (NBC News)
https://eppro02.ativ.me//web/index.php?page=Home&project=NABJ24
(Click Schedule By Day)

*Is Harris Faulkner a journalist? Inquiring minds want to know...

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

17. It will be fun to hear about this!

It will be a train wreck, imho

[Aristus]

19. He should talk more about "black jobs".

Because that really seems to have gotten the African-American community on his side...

[Bayard]

22. Any chance he won't get boo'ed?

[brush]

26. Bad decision on trump and his handlers' part. He's gonna get grilled and no positive video coverage...

for his campaign as half the time he's incoherent.

The NABJ, I'm a retired member, are not maga t wingers. They're knowledgeable on the issues, left-leaning and no joke.

He'll be sorry.

[Doodley]

27. He will say he "knows the Blacks very well."

[greatauntoftriplets]

29. Eeeeeewwwww.

He'll be in Chicago?

[BumRushDaShow]

31. Heehee

[magicarpet]

30. trDUMP wants to attend so he can steal the Black vote from Kamala.

[Obama is going to attend too].


Though Trump did not attend the NABJ Conventions in 2020 or 2016, several other presidential hopefuls have over the years. Former Presidents George W. Bush Jr., Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have all attended this convention as either presidents or candidates.
4 hours ago

https://www.thewrap.com/national-association-of-black-journalists-nabj-trump-invitation/

[EarthFirst]

32. Maybe he can talk about his line of shoes...

…and how he understands black culture and their appreciation for shoes and inner city fashion.

[mucholderthandirt]

35. Call Kamala Harris a DEI hire.

Just once. Go on, Trump, I dare you.

Insinuate just once that she slept her way to that job. Go on, Trump, I dare you.

I hope he gets asked specific questions about what he intends to do to help POC, or women, or children in need. How about he brags about getting rid of Roe v Wade. I dare him to do it.

[VBNMW]

36. Disgraceful to dignify a degenerate.

And you have Harris Faulkner there? Cmon!

Propagandist and facsist and the sycophants should have no place in the venue expect to be mocked, ridiculed and laughed off the stage and out of the building for being weirdos.

Stop legitimizing this dangerous demagogue. He isn't going to answer any questions, and he going to offend everyone in the room.

SMFH.