Trump blames Black Lives Matter for cancelled black clergy endorsement

[applegrove]

Trump blames Black Lives Matter for cancelled black clergy endorsement

by Thandisizwi Chimurenga at the Daily Kos

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/11/30/1455389/-Trump-blames-Black-Lives-Matter-for-cancelled-black-clergy-endorsement

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The Daily Mail reported this morning that Donald Trump believes Black Lives Matter may have had a hand in a group of African-American pastors pulling their supposed endorsement of him for the U.S. presidency. According to the U.K.-based publication, Trump was on today’s Morning Joe program on MSNBC, saying, “Probably some of the Black Lives Matter folks called them up and said, ‘Oh, you shouldn't be meeting with Trump because he believes all lives matter.’”

Oh, Donald. Really? Um, no, dear, that would not be the reason why.

This all started last week, when Trump’s camp stated that he would be meeting with a group of 100 African-American pastors and that afterward, they would be endorsing him in in his presidential bid.

Once word of that leaked out, it was not met with a favorable response.



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[Xipe Totec]

1. It's refreshing to hear that the event was cancelled because Black Lives Matter. nt

[applegrove]

2. Well they met. And at the end Trump was said to say "I'm leading in the polls". Which tells you how

well it went. I posted this article because I thought it showed the crash association those on the right try and do to their base...conflating the gaslighting of AA with the words 'all lives matter' that the base does with Trump's candidacy. Even when Trump has a loss they try and make all the base feel attacked in the same way. That is the 'genious' of trump and I thought it was important point made...even though it didn't end up being the story.

[Xipe Totec]

3. I did not say because of; I said because.

Black Lives Matter is a statement, not a group.

[applegrove]

4. Okay gotcha.

[2naSalit]

5. Also confirms the fact

that he doesn't think any of them are capable of thinking for themselves and having a clue about the world and all.

[moondust]

6. Or maybe his bribe offer wasn't enough.

Yes, I am suggesting that he may try to bribe anybody whose endorsement he thinks would help him.

[Number23]

7. If true, yet another reason they have my undying support and adoration.

[gratuitous]

8. I woulda gotten the endorsement, too, if it wasn't for those meddling kids!

Mr. Trump!? Like, zoinks!

[Cha]

9. Yeah, it couldn't be your big fucking stupid racist mouth, trump.