Laura Washington: Donald Trump tried to court the Black vote in Chicago. He doesn't deserve it.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : "Trump was asked whether it was "acceptable language" for his supporters to label Harris, the first Black and Asian American woman to serve as vice president, a "DEI hire.
44% : A trio of accomplished Black journalists interviewed Trump: ABC News senior congressional correspondent Rachel Scott, Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner and Semafor political reporter Kadia Goba.
43% : "While my decision was influenced by a variety of factors, I was not involved or consulted with in any way with the decision to platform Trump in such a format," Attiah wrote on X.I disagree.
40% : The interview was scheduled for an hour; Trump ducked out after 37 minutes.
34% : Trump never answered the question.
27% : Trump has aggressively courted the Black vote.
23% : "She concluded, "So my question, sir, now that you are asking Black supporters to vote for you, why should Black voters trust you after you have used language like that?""Well, first of all, I don't think I've ever been asked a question so, in such a horrible manner, a first question," Trump responded.
20% : Despite the reporters' attempts to get Trump to respond to fair and legitimate questions, he doubled down on claims that murderers, rapists and the mentally ill are flooding across our borders and stealing "Black jobs," whatever that is.
19% : "Trump replied that he "didn't know" Harris was Black.
12% : Now that his opponent is Harris, Trump is slipping in the polls and running scared.

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