“The Breakfast Club” listeners called into the show on Thursday to praise his TV appearance on Wednesday. National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Tournament in Chicago.
The interview quickly became a hotbed of controversy after ABC News reporter Rachel Scott began listing examples of alleged racism by the former president, with Trump calling her comments and questions “disgraceful.”Release the weight from your chest” expressed his gratitude to Trump for attending the event. (Related article: Democrats return to their favorite pastime: segregated rallies)
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“I just wanted to talk about what happened with Donald Trump last night. No, I'm not gonna hug you. It was fun,” said a man who called from Brooklyn, who gave his name as Keith. “I just love when he comes in there like, 'Dude, I want to get all smoked up.'”
Co-hosts Charlaman the God and DJ Envy laughed, with Charlaman saying, “I keep telling everybody…that's where he wins.”
“I hate to give praise, but I think we should give praise where praise is due. You have to give Donald Trump some respect for him being willing to step into the lion's den — an environment less favorable for him than his normal environment — and for going through with it,” the anonymous caller said. “A lot of people would have avoided it. It speaks to how narcissistic he is, but you have to give him some respect for showing up anyway.”
of India The event was a question-and-answer session moderated by Scott, Fox News' Harris Faulkner and Semaphore's Kadia Goba, and started late, but Trump said the delay was due to equipment issues, not because he was late.
“I get that, and I also think he knew it was an opportunity to take the headlines away from the vice president,” Charmagne said. “There was the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. He dominated that week. As soon as Joe Biden left office and Kamala ran, Kamala dominated the news cycle. This is the first time in probably a week and a half since the assassination attempt that Donald Trump has been the top candidate in terms of headlines. So he knew it was a way to take the energy away – I won't say energy, because her campaign got a lot of energy from it – but to get his name back on the field.”
NABJ President Ken Lemon confirmed at a press conference Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris would not be able to attend the event. statementThe group is in discussions with Harris and plans to schedule a Q&A “either in person or online” in September, according to its website.
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