US President Trump delivers a speech on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Feather Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, on July 18, 2024.
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Donald Trump will take questions from reporters Wednesday at the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual meeting in Chicago as he refocuses his presidential campaign against his likely rival, Vice President Kamala Harris.
NABJ said the Republican candidates’ Q&A in front of a live convention audience is expected to focus on the biggest issues facing the Black community.
Trump will speak with Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner, ABC News senior congressional correspondent Rachel Scott and Semafor political correspondent Kadia Goba. The event will be livestreamed on the organization’s Facebook and YouTube pages at 1 p.m. ET.
This event brought victory to Trump only 12% His 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden presents an opportunity to directly appeal to voters of color.
But he may have more trouble running against Harris, the first black man, first woman and first person of South Asian descent to serve as vice president.
Some poll Harris has been shown to have more support among black, Latino and young voters than Biden did before she replaced him as the de facto Democratic nominee.
Tuesday, a new one Bloomberg/Morning Consult survey A survey of battleground states found that Harris had effectively eliminated Trump’s lead in seven battleground states that could determine which candidate wins the Electoral College.
The Trump campaign announced his appearance on NABJ in a press release Monday night, claiming he has “accomplished more for Black America than any other president in recent history.”
The decision by NABJ, the nation’s largest association of journalists of color, to host Trump quickly sparked a backlash within and outside the organization.
Conference co-chair Karen Attiah resigned from her position on the eve of the event, writing in a statement social media posts“To reporters covering Trump, I wish them good luck.”
She added in a follow-up post, “While my decision was influenced by many factors, I was not involved in or consulted in any way on the decision to stand for Trump in this format.”
Responding to Trump’s event on ”.
Tia Mitchell, a reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and co-chair of the NABJ program, defended the move, saying it was “consistent with the invitation NABJ has extended to every presidential candidate for decades.”
Harris, however, will not attend the convention.
While then-candidate Biden planned to attend the event, a person familiar with Harris’ plans told NBC News that the vice president was unable to fit an appearance at the convention into her schedule this week. Harris’ overlapping plans include attend a funeral Remarks by the late Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, and the ongoing running mate selection process.
NABJ rejected requests from Harris’ team to have the vice president attend a virtual fireside chat or schedule an in-person event with the team at a later date, the person said.
This is developing news. Please check back for updates.
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