Posted on 07/22/2017 9:15:29 AM PDT by lowbridge
On the same week the NAACP sued the Trump administration over its voter fraud commission, NAACP Board Chairman Leon Russell criticized President Donald Trump for not speaking at this year’s NAACP convention, which kicks off this weekend in Baltimore.
On Wednesday, White House deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that Trump was invited to speak but is not attending the event.
“My understanding is that the invitation has been declined for this year, but certainly the invitation for dialogue with that group would happily take place, and we would certainly like to be able to continue to do that,” Sanders said.
Russell considered the action a slap in the face.
“During his campaign, President Trump asked us ‘what do you have to lose?'” Russell said. “We get the message loud and clear. The president’s decision today underscores the harsh fact: We have lost — we’ve lost the will of the current administration to listen to issues facing the black community.”
Russell labeled Trump’s decision a “historic departure from past presidents’ engagements with the association” because during their terms, former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan addressed the NAACP.
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Trump wouldn’t be treated fairly anyway.
And nobody listens to the NAACP anymore.
Donald Trump has no good reason to give the Leftist organization that holds him in contempt the time of day.
Outside of Nate Turner there wasn’t. I like to point out that fact to the black racists who think they are owed something from white people today.
>>One of the best things about Donald Trump is that the word “pander” apparently doesn’t exist in his vocabulary.
I don’t know if he’s said or done anything that would contradict your observation (I hope not), but in any case I think you’ve perfectly described one of the major reasons that tens of millions of Americans love him and absolutely HATE his adversaries in Congress, in Academia, and in the news and entertainment industries. MAGA MAGA MAGA MAGA!!! We love you President Trump!
The NAACP served an important historical role in the country. But they've thrown away so much of their hard won reputation - going from strong and courageous - to whiny and petty. It's a shame...
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