Posted on 11/25/2015 3:28:14 PM PST by cotton1706
Donald J. Trump will take the next step in his religious outreach effort next week when he announces the endorsement of a group of 100 African-American pastors and religious leaders at his Manhattan headquarters.
The Republican presidential candidate has a private meeting with the group scheduled on Monday before they make their offer of support official, according to his campaign. The endorsement comes as Mr. Trump has faced criticism for stoking racial tension and has seen his support among evangelical Christians start to waver in polls as voters consider Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Ben Carson.
That tension was evident this week after an activist for the group Black Lives Matter was beaten at a Trump campaign rally, and the billionaire developer said that perhaps the activist deserved to be roughed up. Mr. Trump also angered some when he sent a Twitter message that appeared to play down the recent spate of incidents of police brutality against African-Americans.
However, Mr. Trump has held several meetings with black religious leaders this year as he looks to broaden his appeal, and it appears that he has closed the deal with some of them.
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Trump be the real deal.
He be the jobs deal!
Leni
Getting interesting.
Trump may just win. That is, if the U.N./NWO/Islamo-Fascists don’t ‘Breitbart’ him first. I pray for his safety.
Only Revs Jeremiah Wright, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson can invoke their support of Trump for it to be legit. All other lesser known black pastors can take a back seat — traitors to the cause. Thus saith thy holy, royal, sanctified lieberals.
That activist was not beaten, or he would be out front before now behind microphones with an attorney announcing a massive civil suit.
This is a bald faced lie.
Trump’s attendees would not beat someone.
If they actually had, Trump would not sanction it.
What he said was, “If he’s going to act like that, he might deserve it.”
That is not the same as saying I support them beating him, or I’m glad they beat him.
The media has a hard time separating fact from fiction these days.
They add in background that is totally false to buttress a new set of lies.
Exactly. It wouldn’t be the first time that the Powers that be whacked some politician who was not ‘Going along with the, (their), program’.
I sure hope he’s not relying on the security team that works for BHO. He might as well be in a convertible in Dallas.
True, but this is the NY Times! What do you expect?
Only Revs Jeremiah Wright, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson can invoke their support of Trump for it to be legit.”
It is only the Lame Street Media who trout out the Shuck n Jive Boys as the spokes persons for black america. Most blacks could care less about those Jive ass turkeys.
There is a video and at least one man punches him and a woman kicks him while he is on the ground. But he hit back and no one was arrested so I suppose that makes it more of an aggressive altercation than a beating.
Exactly. I hope his security is competently and thoroughly covering everything also. One heck of a lot of areas/items for them to keep an eye on that is for sure.
Blacks are majority Christian.
Trump is talking tough on Muslims.
Everyone sees the threat of Islam.
Black Pastors are endorsing Trump.
Agreed...
Those things are always so hard to determine too.
Who said what to the other that brought it on?
What did he do before the camera went on?
He could have been saying foul thinks to those around him for quite some time.
They love to do this in front of families and kids.
Like you say, who landed what quality of blows?
Who was the person acting up outside the body of thought there?
This guy was a provocateur, IMO. He wanted an altercation. For his purposes, the more the better. Look at the papers that bought off on it no explanation needed.
Thank you for the mention.
I am surprised this is from the nyt.
You know how we know he wasn’t beaten by Trump supporters? Because the activist looked too Damm good afterwards! (Line from Dirty Harry)
LOL, good point there...
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