The following was originally announced on July 20, 2017.
BALTIMORE – The NAACP issued the following statement, after President
Trump announced that he will not attend the NAACP’s 108th Annual
Convention in Baltimore, Maryland.
“It’s extremely unfortunate that during these pressing and urgent
times, the President has chosen to turn his back on the nation’s oldest
and largest civil rights organization – though I must admit, his refusal
to attend our convention is not totally unexpected,” said Leon Russell,
Board Chairman of the NAACP.
“As a nonpartisan civil rights organization, we’ve hosted President
Obama, Clinton, Bush Jr., and Reagan, to name a few. This is a historic
departure from past presidents’ engagements with the Association.
“During his campaign, President Trump asked us ‘what do you have to
lose?’ This is the second time President Trump has refused an offer to
speak at our annual convention. We get the message loud and clear. The
President’s decision today underscores the harsh fact: we have lost –
we’ve lost the will of the current Administration to listen to
issues facing the Black community.
Click here for the complete statement.
Source: NAACP.org
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