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riversedge

(70,090 posts)
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 04:13 PM Aug 2016

Donald Trump backs out of speaking at black church in Detroit

Source: The Guardian




5m ago 16:06


Donald Trump backs out of speaking at black church in Detroit

Donald Trump’s maladroit outreach to African-American voters has hit another stumble, with the Detroit Free Press reporting that the Republican presidential nominee will not speak to the black congregation at Great Faith Ministries International in Detroit this weekend, instead opting to attend the service and hold a one-on-one interview with the congregation’s leader, Bishop Wayne T. Jackson.

The service will not be open to the public or to reporters.

“He’ll be here Saturday,” Jackson said. “He’s going to sit in service and have the experience in the black church, and then he and I will be in this office and do an interview for the Impact Network that will be aired later on. Just like any visitor, there will be fellowship at the service, and he can talk to people one-on-one.”

Jackson told the Detroit Free Press that he is not disappointed that the visit, originally billed as a speech to the church’s members, will not feature an address from the presidential candidate......................


Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/aug/31/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-mexico-us-election-livedonald-trump-hillary-clinton-mexico-us-election-live





No press once again (just like Mexico visit). Whow!
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Donald Trump backs out of speaking at black church in Detroit (Original Post) riversedge Aug 2016 OP
Nice campaign you got there.... Aviation Pro Aug 2016 #1
HAHAHA! Chickenshit...... MotorCityMan Aug 2016 #2
Flip flop much Mr. Trump? cstanleytech Aug 2016 #3
Surprise!!! Zambero Aug 2016 #4
Many many people are saying "Hey you talked to the Mexican guy. underpants Aug 2016 #5
I don't know, you tell me NewJeffCT Aug 2016 #6
He's doing Tremendous with The Blacks. Gonna get over 90% of their votes. KeepItReal Aug 2016 #13
He won't go safeinOhio Aug 2016 #7
Will this be a preview of the debates? Trump backs out at the last minute and gives a lame excuse? bulloney Aug 2016 #8
Aww I was really looking forward to that! wheniwasincongress Aug 2016 #9
I can just see him, lark Aug 2016 #10
He won't appear before a POC crowd SHRED Aug 2016 #11
Now... now... White is a color whistler162 Sep 2016 #22
Did that jackass make a run for the border to bury his cowardice on this? KeepItReal Aug 2016 #12
Gotta see what his surrogates have to say about Donald "duck". oasis Aug 2016 #14
I LOVE the "Donald Duck" reference! I hope someone in the media adopts that one. napi21 Sep 2016 #30
Donald Duck has been showing up at his rallies.... MADem Sep 2016 #34
By "backs out" you mean "chickens out." Cowardly Donald. tclambert Aug 2016 #15
Maybe why he went to Mexico...to prove he is not a chicken. But he is a applegrove Sep 2016 #16
Correction - un pollo. klook Sep 2016 #23
Maddow--last night talked about this. She also brought up how he had backed out of going to riversedge Sep 2016 #17
Another cowardly move ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2016 #18
Whoa! Hold on! Where's ABC's outrage at candidate access!!? ffr Sep 2016 #19
I'm shocked, shocked I tell you, to hear that he backed out! Who would have imagined? Moonwalk Sep 2016 #20
Dang GWC58 Sep 2016 #28
Great minds and all that.... Moonwalk Sep 2016 #33
“He’s going to sit in service and have the experience in the black church" left-of-center2012 Sep 2016 #21
"he is not disappointed that the visit, originally billed as a speech to the church’s members, will lindysalsagal Sep 2016 #24
Here's what happened TrogL Sep 2016 #25
lol vadermike Sep 2016 #26
I'd bet serious money Staph Sep 2016 #27
The blacks love me... True Dough Sep 2016 #29
WIMP! Warpy Sep 2016 #31
Maybe because the script was exposed with the questions and Trump's answers. Hieronymus Sep 2016 #32
I don't understand... I am reading he DID speak to this congregation. Chakaconcarne Sep 2016 #35
Efforts are still being made to get a few people to show up for the service. Coyotl Sep 2016 #36

MotorCityMan

(1,203 posts)
2. HAHAHA! Chickenshit......
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 04:19 PM
Aug 2016

I do not think he would have gotten a great response.

Maybe he saw someone wearing one of the t-shirts from here; "Detroit - Where the weak are killed and eaten"

underpants

(182,627 posts)
5. Many many people are saying "Hey you talked to the Mexican guy.
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 04:33 PM
Aug 2016

Even had a meeting with him. Isn't that good enough?" I'm not saying it. Many many people are.

bulloney

(4,113 posts)
8. Will this be a preview of the debates? Trump backs out at the last minute and gives a lame excuse?
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 04:50 PM
Aug 2016

Yet, his supporters will continue to cheer him on even though he's flip-flopped. Isn't that one of the things they slammed on John Kerry?

Things like lack of military service and marital infidelity were heaped on the Democratic candidates ad nauseum by these clowns in previous POTUS campaigns. But with Trump? Well, he's just saying what's on his mind and he's showing that he's a leader, or some lame excuse.

Talk about zero credibility.

wheniwasincongress

(1,307 posts)
9. Aww I was really looking forward to that!
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 04:55 PM
Aug 2016

I was so looking forward to him getting booed and then he and/or his campaign calling the protesters "thugs" and so on!

lark

(23,065 posts)
10. I can just see him,
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 05:39 PM
Aug 2016

sitting there surrounded by his "people" who make sure that no one can get anywhere near him or talk to him.

Actually, I can't see that. I'm betting this gets cancelled again, for "security" reasons.

napi21

(45,806 posts)
30. I LOVE the "Donald Duck" reference! I hope someone in the media adopts that one.
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 12:52 AM
Sep 2016

Maybe James Carville. He's on MSNBC pretty regularly now.

riversedge

(70,090 posts)
17. Maddow--last night talked about this. She also brought up how he had backed out of going to
Thu Sep 1, 2016, 07:40 AM
Sep 2016

Israel last year like he promised.

ffr

(22,665 posts)
19. Whoa! Hold on! Where's ABC's outrage at candidate access!!?
Fri Sep 2, 2016, 12:00 AM
Sep 2016

They were cornering Kaine on that today in an interview, phucking shills! Well dummies, I think she's got a busy rally schedule and also prepping for debates. She doesn't really have time to deal with all of your stupid fake outrage questions.

lindysalsagal

(20,592 posts)
24. "he is not disappointed that the visit, originally billed as a speech to the church’s members, will
Fri Sep 2, 2016, 01:29 PM
Sep 2016

not feature an address from the presidential candidate"

And neither are the members, or us!

He's going to put a sock in it! Alert the media!

And I was so hoping he'd spew his vitriol right in front of gawd and the cross.

TrogL

(32,818 posts)
25. Here's what happened
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 12:15 AM
Sep 2016

This was actually going to be a scripted event with black leaders reading prepared questions and Trump answering from a script.

Unfortunately somebody leaked the script to the media, making the campaign look foolish, so Trump backed out.

vadermike

(1,415 posts)
26. lol
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 12:25 AM
Sep 2016

Why aere we not surprised by this... his campaign is so amateur hour its not even funny.. Trumps campaign cant seem to get on with it.. every time they think they hacve a succesfull news cycle their candidate quashes it.. idiots

Staph

(6,251 posts)
27. I'd bet serious money
Sat Sep 3, 2016, 12:38 AM
Sep 2016

that he will have no idea what to do during the service. Stand up, sit down, pray, respond in the way that regular churchgoers do instinctively and that irregular attendees will invariably fumble.

I hope some of the parishioners bring cell phones for video!


 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
36. Efforts are still being made to get a few people to show up for the service.
Sun Sep 4, 2016, 06:59 PM
Sep 2016

Most of the usual congregants will be busy elsewhere.

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