President Trump did things like that right after the election and before the inauguration and was stabbed in the back by black leaders who owe more to the democrat party than to their black followers.
Charles Barkley is on the right track though. President Trump wants to give special emphasis to vocational programs, and Barkley's program could fit into that. Neither Barkley nor President Trump should make a big deal out of any help Barkley receives from the president.
Does Barkley have the courage to endure the arrows that will come his way from fellow blacks if he joins with Trump?