Former president Donald Trump went on the attack while appearing onstage at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago. The contentious appearance immediately went off the rails and saw the candidate question Vice President Kamala Harris' identity and again mention the idea of, quote, "Black jobs" to a packed ballroom of media professionals.
00:00President Donald Trump went on the attack while appearing on stage at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago.
00:16The contentious appearance immediately went off the rails and saw the candidate question Vice President Kamala Harris' identity and again mention the idea of, quote, black jobs.
00:26Here's what Trump said to panelist Rachel Scott of ABC News after she reiterated his statements toward and about black communities and asked why they should vote for him.
00:34Well, first of all, I don't think I've ever been asked a question so, in such a horrible manner, a first question.
00:42You don't even say, hello, how are you? Are you with ABC? Because I think they're a fake news network, a terrible network.
00:50The crowd booed as the former president criticized the media professionals on stage for being, quote, rude and 35 minutes late because you couldn't get your equipment to work.
00:58He went on to say this.
01:00I have been the best president for the black population since Abraham Lincoln.
01:07Trump also said that he was invited to the convention under false pretenses, adding that he expected that his opponent would be there too, be it President Joe Biden or Harris, who will not be in attendance at the convention.
01:17Trump later called into question Harris' identity as a black woman when asked about those in his camp calling her a, quote, DEI candidate.
01:24She was always of Indian heritage and she was only promoting Indian heritage.
01:30I didn't know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black and now she wants to be known as black.
01:37So I don't know, is she Indian or is she black?
01:39She has always identified as a black woman.
01:40I respect either one.
01:42The former president fell into familiar tropes during the discussion as he attempted to demonize immigrants and pit the black population against them.
01:49People in this room and people outside of this room are going to be losing their jobs to people that have come into this country illegally.
01:57Toward the end of the event, Trump said that on day one of his presidency, if he were to win, he would, quote,
02:02Trump left the stage shaking his head after it was announced that his campaign team had decided to cut his appearance short.
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