Black religious leaders refuse to endorse Donald Trump

It appears Donald Trump isn't as popular with the black community as he thinks he is.

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It appears Donald Trump isn’t as popular with the black community as he thinks he is.

While conservative media has made much ado about a scheduled meeting that is supposed to take place between Trump and “a coalition of 100 African American Evangelical pastors and religious leaders” who plan to endorse him, when CNN asked his camp to elaborate on Monday’s gathering, they seemed uncharacteristically evasive.

CNN claims the deal is already falling apart, with many religious leaders on the guest list saying they don’t plan to attend the meeting or endorse the GOP frontrunner.

“Trump is an insult and embarrassment. But he represents the country we have become,” Bishop Corletta Vaughn wrote on her Facebook page. “ZERO experience … Flaunting a ticket of unbridled bigotry, sexism, racism and everything that is wrong with America.”

“I was asked 2 meet with Mr Trump too but I refused because until he learns how to respect people you can’t represent me thru my endorsement,” tweeted Bishop Paul S. Morton of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship.

Last week, white Trump supporters were caught on film punching and kicking a Black Lives Matter protester at a campaign rally in Birmingham, Alabama. As the assault is happening, Trump can be heard saying “Get him the hell out of here” from the podium.

Scenes like this have caused many black leaders to distance themselves from the candidate while he continues to get press for his unorthodox behavior.

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