Black Pastor Cuts Trump Short During Anti-Clinton Speech
Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, was cut short by the
pastor of a black church in Flint, Michigan, on Wednesday in the midst
of his remarks criticizing Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
As Trump went on his usual attack of Clinton for her support of global
trade deals, pastor Faith Green Timmons interrupted to tell Trump her
church had not invited him to “give a political speech,” Reuters
reports.
“Oh, oh, OK, that’s good,” Trump responded, shuffling papers on his podium at Bethel United Methodist Church.
The mogul-turned-politician then made a few remarks about fixing Flint’s drinking-water issues before leaving the church.
Trump, whose campaign has been fraught with upheavals, had visited the
city to view its water crisis first-hand and extend his recent outreach
to African-American voters ahead of the Nov. 8 election, although polls
show black voters largely favor Clinton.
Earlier this month, the fiery New Yorker who has been on a charm
offensive on Black communities, held an event at a black church in
nearby Detroit and pledged to help them tackle the problems of poverty
and crime.
When challenged by some members of the crowd of about 50 people,
including a woman who accused him of discriminating against black
renters as a landlord in the 1970s, he replied: “No, I never would,
never would.”
The Real Estate tycoon also toured Flint’s water-treatment plant, which
has been shut down since lead was found in the water supply.
