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 Trumps 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 congregations leader, Bishop Wayne T. Jackson.
The service will not be open to the public or to reporters.
Hell be here Saturday, Jackson said. Hes 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 churchs members, will not feature an address from the presidential candidate......................
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No press once again (just like Mexico visit). Whow!
Aviation Pro
(12,128 posts)...you fucking douchebag.
MotorCityMan
(1,203 posts)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"
cstanleytech
(26,239 posts)Zambero
(8,962 posts)Looks like Trump will be back to lecturing blacks from select lily-white suburbs.
underpants
(182,627 posts)Even had a meeting with him. Isn't that good enough?" I'm not saying it. Many many people are.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)many people are saying it.
KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)Bigly.
Believe me.
safeinOhio
(32,641 posts)South of Eight Mile.
bulloney
(4,113 posts)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)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)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.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)Can you imagine the booing that would occur?
whistler162
(11,155 posts)KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)eom
oasis
(49,332 posts)napi21
(45,806 posts)Maybe James Carville. He's on MSNBC pretty regularly now.
MADem
(135,425 posts)tclambert
(11,084 posts)He's a wimp.
applegrove
(118,499 posts)Chicken.
klook
(12,152 posts)Un loco pollo at that.
(Apologies to the restaurant chain.)
riversedge
(70,090 posts)Israel last year like he promised.
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)Rump only talks tough to people he fears from afar....
ffr
(22,665 posts)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.
Moonwalk
(2,322 posts)You beat me too it!
Moonwalk
(2,322 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)lindysalsagal
(20,592 posts)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)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)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)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!
True Dough
(17,255 posts)when I'm running away!"
Warpy
(111,166 posts)That is all.
Hieronymus
(6,039 posts)Chakaconcarne
(2,436 posts)Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Most of the usual congregants will be busy elsewhere.