Trump insults Harris, makes false claims, quarrels with Black journalists at conference - Maryland Matters

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : "I think it's disgraceful that I came here in good spirit," Trump said.
62% : "He is very family-oriented," Trump said.
58% : A handful of pro-Trump supporters were able to attend the event, such as radio personality P Rae Easley of Chicago, who cheered when Trump went on stage.
51% : Trump didn't answer the question and asked Scott to define DEI, which she said stood for diversity, equity and inclusion.
47% : "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," said Attiah, who was the 2019 NABJ Journalist of the Year.
46% : Scott pressed Trump about Republican members of Congress who have referred to Harris, the first Black woman and woman of Asian American descent to serve as vice president, as a so-called DEI hire.
44% : In a States Newsroom interview, she said that Trump has done a lot for the Black community.
38% : "'Nichelle Smith, an independent investigative journalist from Virginia, said after the panel that it was clear where Trump stood with the Black community.
37% : "I 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," Trump said.
36% : ""I'm disappointed that in a space where so many queer and trans members still feel vulnerable will now feel even more unsafe due to Trump being invited and the possibility of his most vicious followers coming to the hotel to support him," she said.
34% : Goba asked Trump about his running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, and his comments demeaning single women, calling them "childless cat ladies.
30% : The announcement late Monday that Trump would show up caused a firestorm among NABJ members.
28% : Scott also asked Trump about comments Vance has made about how people with children should be allowed to have more votes than those without.
27% : Members were also critical of the lack of transparency around the invitation to Trump and the inclusion of a moderator from the conservative Fox network.
27% : During his first term, Trump often sparred with the White House press corps, but he was particularly harsh when it came to Black women journalists, such as Ryan, Abby Phillip from CNN and Yamiche Alcindor, a White House correspondent for PBS.
27% : "Trump never answered the question and went off-topic, attacking Democrats and falsely claiming that they were allowing abortions after birth.
26% : In 2016, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton attended, but Trump, who was also invited, did not.
26% : She asked Trump if Jan. 6 rioters who have been convicted should be pardoned.
25% : Ryan, who typically bore the brunt of those attacks, said the decision to hold a panel with Trump was "a slap in the face to the Black women journalists ... who had to protect themselves from the wrath of this Republican presidential nominee who is promoting an authoritarian agenda that plans to destroy this nation and her democracy with his Project 2025.
23% : Before Biden suspended his campaign in mid-July, about 77% of Black voters said they would vote for Biden and about 18% of Black voters indicated they would vote for Trump in this fall's presidential election, according to a Pew Research Center report from May.
22% : ""Sometimes very bad decisions are made, they're not made from an evil standpoint, but they're made from the standpoint of they made a mistake," Trump said.
22% : Trump didn't answer the question and brought up Minnesota, criticizing protests there and across the nation that erupted after a video was publicized showing a white police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a Black man, who died.
21% : "Trump lobbed personal attacks and insults at Black journalists the same way he did throughout his presidency - while he failed Black families and left the entire country digging out of the ditch he left us in," Tyler said.
20% : Trump said that he didn't know the case well and said an officer could make an "innocent mistake.
20% : Trump then veered into immigration and falsely claimed that noncitizens were voting in federal elections, which is already illegal and rarely happens.
19% : "I just want to be clear here, is that the position of your campaign?"Trump said that the campaign did not believe families should receive more votes and defended Vance.
15% : "I don't think I've ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner," Trump said.
11% : Trump attacked ABC's Scott and called her questions "rude" and her media outlet a "fake news network.
11% : Trump then questioned whether Harris was Black.
9% : "Scott asked Trump why Black voters should trust him, especially after Trump has made false claims that political rivals such as former President Barack Obama were not born in the United States, has dined with a white supremacist at his Florida residence and has slammed Black journalists.

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