Former President Donald Trump is planning to attend the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual convention in Chicago on Wednesday. In a statement released Monday night, the Trump campaign said the Republican presidential nominee would participate in a question and answer session “that will concentrate on the most pressing issues facing the Black community.”
Quick Read
- Donald Trump to attend Black journalists’ convention in Chicago
- Trump to participate in a Q&A session focusing on issues facing the Black community
- Trump’s campaign emphasizes policies from his first term that benefited Black Americans
- Effort to engage with diverse audiences follows his appearance at the Libertarian Party convention earlier this year
- President Joe Biden’s favorability among Black voters has declined since 2021
- Biden’s exit from the race and endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, who aims to become the first Black woman and South Asian American president
The Associated Press has the story:
Donald Trump will attend Black Journalists’ Convention in Chicago
Newslooks- WASHINGTON (AP) —
Former President Donald Trump is planning to attend the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual convention in Chicago on Wednesday. In a statement released Monday night, the Trump campaign said the Republican presidential nominee would participate in a question and answer session “that will concentrate on the most pressing issues facing the Black community.”
Trump’s campaign has spent months scheduling appearances in areas outside his traditional strongholds of support, including when he attended — and was roundly booed at — the Libertarian Party convention in Washington earlier this year. In its announcement, the campaign trumpeted Trump policies that it argued benefited Black Americans during his first term.
President Joe Biden has seen his favorability rate among Black voters fall dramatically since he took office in 2021. But the race against Trump has been shaken up since the president stepped aside and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris — who would be the first Black woman and the first South Asian American to be elected president if she wins in November.
