Posted on 11/29/2015 3:40:44 PM PST by springwater13
The campaign originally announced the press conference in a press release on Wednesday, writing, “Trump will be joined by a coalition of 100 African American Evangelical pastors and religious leaders who will endorse the GOP frontrunner after a private meeting at Trump Tower.â€
But some of those listed as invitees quickly took to social media to condemn the billionaire businessman. Detroit pastor Corletta Vaughn called Trump “an insult and embarrassment†in a Wednesday Facebook post.
Amid the furor, the campaign canceled the public portion of the event. The private meeting will go forward as planned, and Scott said that the guest list has continued to grow in recent days. Even as some pastors drop out, he said he expects the total attendance to exceed 100. “Ever since this controversy came out of this meeting, more pastors have contacted me seeking admission,†he said.
It is not clear how many endorsements Trump will receive following the meeting.
Scott said that the criticism he and other black pastors have faced from for dealing with Trump has been withering.
“We’ve been called Uncle Toms, sellouts, coons … We have preachers calling us ‘prostitutes on a pole,’†he lamented, referring to an epithet leveled by one Baltimore minister. “If Donald Trump said that, the entire nation would be in an uproar.â€
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Actually, they are allowed to endorse candidates and many more should. Link
Maybe Trump was testing the waters....seeing who is behind him and who isn’t....good way to find that out....but there again....media lies...so we have to consider that also....
The preachers - if you read to the last paragraph - have been insulted and vilified that they’ve gone all wobbly. just like some freepers have in their support of Trump. Of course, unlike we freepers, these pastors are probably afraid for their lives.
They were looking for a financial shakedown.
Black churches have always endorsed candidates and taken campaign (walking around) money. It’s only a problem when conservative whitey does it.
Of course he would. He is a Ted Cruz fan. They have a mean streak in them.
Corletta J Vaughn â€@BishopCVaughn Nov 27
The POTUS and his entire family are blessed and a blessing to our country. GOD BLESS AMERICA..
GOD BLESS OUR FIRST FAMILY!
(Don’t NOBODY say nothing negative about this man and his family) This guy is amazingly kind and caring.
She needs glasses, for being a pastor she can not see what that POS is really is.
BFL.
I can only imagine the venom that comes your way when you dare to step off the plantation porch.
Not Really...Now he has to make a decision...is his flock feral or civilized????...Hes doing the math tonite...will his conscience let him make the right call for his people????
Somebody should follow up...Ill bet 2 to 1 he'll go feral...
any takers????
I agree with you 100% I think he called them out to show their true colors. He now knows where they stand, each and every one!!!
Blacks got screwed by Barry so far. And now they will miss the Trump train as it leaves the station. They better read The Art of the Deal soon. Or it’s 12 years down the drain.
That one who said obama was a blessing has no discernment.
Frankly, those have been my thoughts, too. They know he’s wealthy and wanted $$ for nothing.
Yes, it does.
I guess they think the gravy-train will last forever. It won’t despite Hillary’s announcement of thousands of shovel ready jobs today!
Trump's campaign is really getting sloppy lately.
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