By Goldie Taylor
A diminished number of pastors emerged from Monday’s meeting, and fewer still were ready to endorse.
It was supposed to be a match made in heaven, but in the end Donald
Trump was forced to forgo 12 pearly gates and streets paved with gold in
favor of his luxury office tower in Midtown Manhattan.
As The Daily Beast reported
over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the GOP frontrunner was set to
meet Monday with dozens of high profile black pastors and hold a
subsequent press conference to tout an unprecedented group endorsement.
As the sun set Sunday night—and several prominent preachers backed
out—many questioned whether the event would even happen.
Pressed
by their congregations and by a not-so-holy war that broke out on
social media, some of the invited ministers issued flat denials, saying
they agreed only to discuss key issues with the candidate and that
endorsements were never a part of the bargain. Two of the biggest names
on the nightclub-esque promotional flier, Los Angeles-based Bishop
Clarence McClendon and Brooklyn-based Bishop Hezekiah Walker, announced
Sunday they would not attend. Both issued statements on social media.
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Source: The Daily Beast
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