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bigtree

(90,266 posts)
Thu Sep 1, 2016, 08:30 PM Sep 2016

Pastor of the Black church Trump going to says he wasn't invited to the event

Zerlina Maxwell ?@ZerlinaMaxwell 2h2 hours ago
Pastor of the Black church Trump going to says he wasn't invited to the event at his own church 😂

“I’m Not Invited. I Have Nothing to Do With This.”

We were a little surprised when we read the report that Donald Trump would be visiting North Broad Street’s Greater Exodus Baptist Church on Friday to meet with African-American community leaders. But no one was more surprised than Reverend Herb Lusk, the former Philadelphia Eagles player who has been pastor of Greater Exodus since 1982.

Philly Mag reached Lusk in Mexico, where he is vacationing with his family. According to Lusk, the meeting is not at the church per se, but at an adjacent banquet facility owned by the church’s non-profit.

“There is no doubt that they are paying to be there,” Lusk says. “We do all sorts of weddings and parties and meetings up there. It is a beautiful space.”

Lusk insists that while the name of his church is being thrown around in conjunction with Trump’s Philly visit, he and his church are not involved. (Trump’s camp did not immediately respond to a request for a comment.)

“It’s a business arrangement,” he says. “I’m not invited. I have nothing to do with this. It seems like it’s connected to me, but it’s not connected to me. I haven’t had a single conversation with Trump or his people. It’s a business arrangement. Anyone who wants to have an event at my place can do so — even Donald Trump. [Laughs] This is like a lightning rod.”


read: http://www.phillymag.com/news/2016/09/01/donald-trump-philly-visit-herb-lusk/
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Pastor of the Black church Trump going to says he wasn't invited to the event (Original Post) bigtree Sep 2016 OP
Sounds like a Trump operation. liberal N proud Sep 2016 #1
Phony Trump baloney C_U_L8R Sep 2016 #2
Say what? And damn, there's Mexico again - LOL Iliyah Sep 2016 #3
Wow, Don the Con just gets lamer and lamer with each passing day. And more dishonest. catbyte Sep 2016 #4
I thought he was to sit down and tape a discussion with the pastor for later airing. Person 2713 Sep 2016 #5
Where did to hear/read that? Control-Z Sep 2016 #7
It's here Andy823 Sep 2016 #8
Thanks. Control-Z Sep 2016 #9
I think that's a different event, not this one. George II Sep 2016 #11
So how much of the 'congregation' are going to be shipped into this event by the Trump team? Doodley Sep 2016 #6
Lawrence O tonight disclosed that the whole event COLGATE4 Sep 2016 #10
Post removed Post removed Sep 2016 #12
Another Con job by Donald Trump UCmeNdc Sep 2016 #13
oh kick kick kick Phoney baloney photo-op annabanana Sep 2016 #14
KnR Hekate Sep 2016 #15
Oh. So it was going to be be the low-class whites invading a black-church. alphafemale Sep 2016 #16

C_U_L8R

(45,731 posts)
2. Phony Trump baloney
Thu Sep 1, 2016, 08:34 PM
Sep 2016

This bullshit event needs a bright spotlight on it.
It reveals how fake and manipulative Trump's campaign is.
North Philly ought to give Trump the bum's rush he deserves.

Control-Z

(15,684 posts)
7. Where did to hear/read that?
Thu Sep 1, 2016, 09:30 PM
Sep 2016

Definitely needs to be posted with this OP or in its own OP if it's in text or video. Do you have a link?

Control-Z

(15,684 posts)
9. Thanks.
Thu Sep 1, 2016, 10:35 PM
Sep 2016

Can you imagine if Hillary pulled these kind of stunts? It would be a solid, all consuming, 3 day story.

Doodley

(10,452 posts)
6. So how much of the 'congregation' are going to be shipped into this event by the Trump team?
Thu Sep 1, 2016, 08:55 PM
Sep 2016

COLGATE4

(14,840 posts)
10. Lawrence O tonight disclosed that the whole event
Thu Sep 1, 2016, 10:37 PM
Sep 2016

(which is private, no reporters) is scripted. The New York Times got a copy of the script, 12 pages with questions and answers already prepared. It's as phony as the rest of Trump's crap.

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