Posted on 12/01/2015 7:13:05 AM PST by GonzoII
Donald Trump is insisting that "most" of the 100 black pastors he met with on Monday are endorsing him for president.
"I thought it was an amazing meeting. I met some fantastic people," Trump said following the private meeting at Trump Tower.
The GOP presidential front-runner had canceled a planned press conference on Sunday where he was to have highlighted the endorsements of 100 black religious leaders. He did so after several of the pastors denied they were endorsing Trump for president. Darrell Scott, a pastor at the New Spirit Revival Center in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, stood by Trump's side on Monday, saying that the meeting was "productive" and "constructive" and that the group of religious leaders are a "united front."
"We voiced concerns sensitive to the African-American community," Scott said. "We’re all satisfied with the answers."
Scott said there were a number of pastors who endorsed Trump, but didn’t have an official number. He said the religious leaders who remain undecided are "praying about it."
"Nobody at this meeting came out with negative reaction in any kind of way," Scott said, adding that "Everybody in the room likes Donald Trump."
Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, a former contestant on Trump's reality show "The Apprentice" who is now a minister, also stood next to Trump at the press conference.
At the end of the press conference, Trump emphasized that he's made no financial commitments to any of the churches.
Trump said issues such as African-American unemployment were addressed at the meeting, which lasted about two and a half hours.
Trump has been battling charges that his campaign is divisive. He's been criticized for rhetoric seen by critics as anti-Muslim and questions about an alternation between a Black Lives Matter protester and white attendees at a recent rally.
When asked by a reporter if he wanted to comment about BLM, Trump dismissed: "Black lives are very important, white lives are very important, and to me all lives are very important."
Ultimately, this may finally break the stranglehold the Dem slimes have over black Americans.
“Trump insists...”
As opposed to “The media doesn’t believe”?
Trump, a very wealthy man with a mega load of successes, is a breath of fresh air compared to obama’s superior attitude toward anyone and everyone.
I’ve always thought black pastors, worth their heavenly salt, should NOT be democrats. If they are smart and do their research, plus seeing what’s going on,.. no Christian can be a democrat these days. It goes against the grain of Christianity.
And I wish NO ONE would ever repeat the ‘lives matter’ theme, in any way shape or form. Let it die out there in space.
The word is altercation. Good Grief! We're supposed to be getting the truth from news outlets that don't even proofread their work?
Sure it will.
It should be noted some of these guys that were making an issue of support are on reality TV shows. “Real Reverends on NYC” etc. A little free press.
I suspect these pastors have little influence politically with their congregations unless they are part of the “democracy” echo chamber.
These pastors are “Democrats” because they believe in “democracy”. Case closed
Tokyo Rove is deeply saddened.
I love how Trump is reaching out to the Black community.
I have attend four black churches. Everyone of them had the pastor and other speakers talk about Democrat talking points, and every church called on the membership to pick up Voter Registration forms — in some churches they handed out the forms. This is a weekly issue for the “community”. They are well organized, in this regard, however they do not hold any influence on the community at large to observe the laws of the land, and act accordingly....
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