{"id":2317060,"date":"2024-07-31T20:27:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T00:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-turns-the-tables-on-abc-reporter-who-smeared-him-in-first-question-of-black-journalists-event\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T20:33:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T00:33:01","slug":"trump-turns-the-tables-on-abc-reporter-who-smeared-him-in-first-question-of-black-journalists-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-turns-the-tables-on-abc-reporter-who-smeared-him-in-first-question-of-black-journalists-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Turns the Tables on ABC Reporter Who Smeared Him in First Question of Black Journalists Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-turns-the-tables-on-abc-reporter-who-smeared-him-in-first-question-of-black-journalists-event%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2317060&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At\u2063 a recent event in Chicago hosted by the\u200c National Association of Black Journalists, former President Donald Trump \u2062faced a pointed inquiry from ABC&#8217;s Rachel Scott, who asked, &#8220;Why should black voters trust you?&#8221; Trump&#8217;s response \u200cwas\u2064 assertive and multifaceted,\u2064 highlighting his achievements during his first term, including historic lows in\u2063 black unemployment, the implementation of opportunity zones, and funding for Historically Black Colleges\u200b and Universities (HBCUs). He criticized Scott\u2019s approach as rude, emphasizing that the question reflected a smear rather \u2063than honest journalism.<\/p>\n<p>Trump tackled the\u2062 narrative surrounding his controversial statements about certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-harris-lies-about-voter-suppression-during-trip-to-selma\/\" title=\"VP Harris Lies About \u201cVoter Suppression\u201d During Trip to Selma\">black politicians<\/a> and \u2062journalists, arguing that his \u2062criticisms were rooted in\u2064 political disagreements rather than\u2062 racial bias. He defended himself against accusations of racism, asserting that \u2063when he referred to individuals like Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, he \u2063was addressing their policies \u200band actions\u2064 rather \u200cthan their race. \u200cAdditionally,\u200c he \u2063contended that\u2062 the media misrepresented\u2063 contexts surrounding\u2064 his\u2063 past statements and encounters.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the general portrayal\u200b in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">mainstream media<\/a>, which often frames\u2063 Trump as confrontational, he maintained that his approach was warranted given\u2064 the hostile nature of the initial question.\u200c Ultimately,\u2062 Trump\u2019s appearance and responses at the \u2064conference were characterized as an attempt to assert \u200dhis stance and engage with voters amid a challenging atmosphere.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump isn&rsquo;t known for backing down &mdash; and his two-fisted handling of a hostile interviewer Wednesday was no different.<\/p>\n<p>Making an appearance in Chicago at a convention of the National Association of Black Journalists, Trump was greeted with an openly antagonistic question from ABC&rsquo;s Rachel Scott, who sounded more like a prosecutor than an interviewer building up to the question, &ldquo;Why should black voters trust you?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump answered the question &mdash; but delivered a whole lot more, too.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on the social media platform X, Greg Price, the spokesman for the conservative group the State Freedom Caucus Network, called the response &ldquo;masterful.&rdquo; When the context of just Scott&rsquo;s questions is known &mdash; what a set-up smear it actually was &mdash; even Price&rsquo;s word might not be enough.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the video here. Trump&rsquo;s answer starts about the 30-second mark:<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ABC&rsquo;s Rachel Scott opens her interview with President Trump at the NABJ conference by calling him a racist for criticizing black politicians and journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Trump gives a masterful response while also mentioning how he showed up while Kamala Harris did not. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AeMGH0D87I\">pic.twitter.com\/AeMGH0D87I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1818714879211061626?\">July 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;First of all, I don&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;ve ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You don&rsquo;t even say, &lsquo;Hello, how are you?&rsquo; Are you with ABC? Because I think they&rsquo;re a fake news network &hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump then answered the question by citing his first term, when unemployment among black Americans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-economy-sets-third-straight-month-record-black-unemployment-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hit historic lows<\/a>, &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wh-opportunity-zones-raised-billions-private-investment-2-years-raise-1-million-poverty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opportunity zones<\/a>&rdquo; were implemented to revitalize inner cities, and vital <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-trump-provided-funding-hbcus-americas-first-black-president-obama-cut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">funding was found<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">historically black colleges<\/a> and universities.<\/p>\n<p>Those are undeniable parts of his record that will never get attention in the establishment media (and will likely never be appreciated by the heads of black groups like the HBCUs), but they&rsquo;re the kind of accomplishments that have an impact.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump wasn&rsquo;t done taking apart Scott&rsquo;s venomous approach.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s a very rude introduction,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know exactly why you would do something like that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>To be more fair than Scott deserves, her points weren&rsquo;t entirely without foundation, but they were so blatantly skewed, it amounted to a smear &mdash; an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-attempted-character-assassination-of-johnny-depp\/\" title=\"The Attempted Character Assassination Of Johnny Depp\">attempted character assassination<\/a> as purposeful and premeditated as the attempt on Trump&rsquo;s life July 13.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;congresswoman of color&rdquo; segment was an apparent reference to a 2019 Trump post on the platform then known as Twitter, when, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2019\/07\/14\/trump-congress-go-back-where-they-came-from-1415692\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported at the time, he took on the progressive leftists of the &ldquo;squad,&rdquo; political opponents of Trump in the House of Representatives who&rsquo;d literally made their careers and won their offices demonizing him.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;black district attorneys&rdquo; Trump described were Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and Fulton County, Georgia, DA Fani Willis &mdash; both of whom abused their authority to bring criminal cases against the 45th president that would never have even been considered against anyone not named Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>(Scott&rsquo;s reference to Trump allegedly calling Bragg an &ldquo;animal&rdquo; was an obviously willful obfuscation of the facts. In an all-caps <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/110072682419000881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> post<\/a> in March 2023, Trump referred to Bragg as a &ldquo;Soros backed animal,&rdquo; which, while clearly not complimentary, is not exactly calling the DA an ox in the field.)<\/p>\n<p>And in regard to the &ldquo;black journalists&rdquo; Trump called &ldquo;stupid and racist,&rdquo; according to Scott, they were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-gold-star-mom-leaves-cnn-anchor-stunned-saying-biden-never-reached-daughter-laws-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abby Phillip<\/a> of CNN, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hypocrisy-alert-cnns-april-ryans-bodyguard-forcibly-removes-journalist-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April Ryan<\/a> now with The Grio, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/yamiche-alcindor-gets-blasted-twitter-weird-take-chauvin-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yamiche Alcindor<\/a> of PBS, three &ldquo;journalists&rdquo; so radically leftists they stand out even in a field riddled with bias.<\/p>\n<p>In short, in each case Scott cited, Trump was taking on political opponents who happen to be non-white. It wasn&rsquo;t their skin color he was assailing, it was their politics, their misuse of political office, and blatant violations of professional integrity.<\/p>\n<p>As to the accusation that he&rsquo;d dined with a &ldquo;white supremacist&rdquo; at Mar-a-Lago, there&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/really-happened-trump-met-fuentes-story-media-wont-tell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more to that, too<\/a>. The politically radioactive &mdash; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-ye-2024-not-fast-trump-uses-scathing-2-words-describe-kanye\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">morally indefensible<\/a> &mdash; Nick Fuentes did dine at Mar-a-Lago in November 2022, but as part of a dinner that was intended as an effort to help Kanye West, the mentally troubled mega-entertainer (who also happens to be black).<\/p>\n<p>Trump wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/109405826070401204\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> post<\/a> at the time that he &ldquo;knew nothing about&rdquo; the other attendees at the dinner.<\/p>\n<p>The real point here is that Trump knew all of that when Scott ran through her indictment &mdash; he knew the back stories of what Scott was talking about, he knew the truth, and he knew the smear she was staging. And he wasn&rsquo;t going to let it happen.<\/p>\n<p>What Scott was practicing here wasn&rsquo;t journalism, it was polemics, and, frankly, the answer Trump gave &mdash; as bellicose as it was &mdash; was more courteous than it merited.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the mainstream media accounts won&rsquo;t present the interaction like that.<\/p>\n<p>Politico&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/07\/31\/donald-trump-nabj-interview-00172104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">headline<\/a>&nbsp;&ldquo;Hostile Trump takes the stage at Black journalists&rsquo; conference&rdquo; or the one at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/watch-live-donald-trump-national-association-black-journalists-chicago-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>, &ldquo;Trump spars with reporters at Black journalists&rsquo; conference over Kamala Harris&rsquo; ethnicity, immigration and jobs,&rdquo; were typical takes, putting the blame on Trump for the hostile atmosphere. But that can&rsquo;t surprise anyone with open eyes.<\/p>\n<p>What matters is that Trump went into an arena he knew would be difficult, that he took the first question out of the box and called it out for what it was, and that he set the tone for the rest of the engagement. And he didn&rsquo;t back down.<\/p>\n<p>It was a performance seen by an audience far larger than the National Association of Black Journalists.<\/p>\n<p>The real question isn&rsquo;t why black voters should trust Donald Trump. 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During an event in Chicago for the National Association of Black Journalists, Trump faced a pointed question from ABC&#8217;s Rachel Scott, who approached him with an accusatory tone, asking, &#8220;Why should black voters trust you?&#8221; Trump&#8217;s reply was not only direct but also encompassed much more. Greg Price, spokesperson for the conservative State Freedom Caucus Network, praised Trump&#8217;s response as &#8220;masterful.&#8221; Understanding the context of Scott&#8217;s questions reveals their biased nature; even Price\u2019s commendation may fall short. The video captures Trump&#8217;s answer starting around the 30-second mark.<\/p>\n<p>Scott opened her interview by labeling Trump a racist for his criticisms of black politicians and journalists. In response, Trump articulated his achievements during his first term\u2014such as record low unemployment rates among black Americans and initiatives like opportunity zones aimed at revitalizing urban areas\u2014as well as funding secured for historically black colleges and universities. These accomplishments often go unnoticed by mainstream media and may not be acknowledged by leaders of organizations like HBCUs; however, they are significant nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p>Trump continued to critique Scott&#8217;s confrontational approach: \u201cI think it\u2019s a very rude introduction,\u201d he remarked. While some of her points had merit, they were so heavily skewed that they amounted to character assassination\u2014an attack as deliberate as any physical threat against him.<\/p>\n<p>Scott referenced past comments made by Trump regarding non-white political opponents but failed to acknowledge that his critiques were based on their actions rather than their race. For instance, when discussing district attorneys Alvin Bragg and Fani Willis\u2014who have pursued legal action against him\u2014Trump was addressing what he perceived as abuses of power rather than targeting them because of their skin color.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding accusations about dining with a &#8220;white supremacist,&#8221; while Nick Fuentes did attend a dinner at Mar-a-Lago in November 2022 alongside Kanye West (a controversial figure himself), Trump claimed ignorance about Fuentes&#8217; background at that time.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout this exchange with Scott\u2014which lacked journalistic integrity\u2014Trump remained aware of the underlying narratives she was pushing forward and refused to let them go unchallenged. His responses set the tone for what followed in their interaction.<\/p>\n<p>Mainstream media coverage has typically portrayed this encounter negatively towards Trump; headlines from outlets like Politico or CBS emphasized hostility directed at him rather than acknowledging his proactive stance in confronting difficult questions head-on. Ultimately, it raises broader concerns about trustworthiness within establishment media compared to individual figures like Donald Trump\u2014a distinction he seems keenly aware of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2317061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Donald-Trump-24.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36827,36828,36829,36830,3634],"class_list":["post-2317060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-abc-reporter","tag-black-journalists-event","tag-media-accountability","tag-political-response","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Donald-Trump-24.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}