{"id":2317107,"date":"2024-07-31T21:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T01:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-says-trump-showed-courage-in-sparring-at-black-journalists-conference-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T21:27:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T01:27:53","slug":"jd-vance-says-trump-showed-courage-in-sparring-at-black-journalists-conference-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-says-trump-showed-courage-in-sparring-at-black-journalists-conference-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance says Trump showed \u2018courage\u2019 in sparring at black journalists conference &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fjd-vance-says-trump-showed-courage-in-sparring-at-black-journalists-conference-washington-examiner%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=2317107&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 the \u200dNational Association of Black Journalists\u2063 Convention and Career Fair in Chicago, \u2064former President Donald Trump faced intense\u200d questioning from ABC News\u2064 journalist Rachel Scott \u2063regarding his appropriateness at \u200cthe event. Trump&#8217;s responses were notably combative, as he criticized Scott&#8217;s approach and claimed \u200bhe \u2062was misled about attending with his Democratic opponent. He expressed his love for the \u2062Black community, asserting he had done \u200dmore for them than any president since Abraham Lincoln, which \u2062prompted\u2063 jeers from the audience. Trump&#8217;s \u2063appearance and handling \u2062of questions received mixed reactions;\u200d supporters, including his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">running mate<\/a> \u200bSen. J.D. Vance, praised him \u2064for his courage in confronting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-we-cant-guarantee-covid-19-relief-by-march\/\" title=\"White House: We can\u2019t guarantee COVID-19 relief by March\">tough questions<\/a>, while critics \u200baccused the journalists of bias. Trump&#8217;s participation stirred\u2062 considerable discussion and \u200ccontroversy among attendees and on social media.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">JD Vance says Trump showed &lsquo;courage&rsquo; in sparring at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-harris-has-big-liberal-energy-patching-things-up-with-progressives-and-bob-good-puts-his-money-on-the-line-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Harris has big \u2018liberal\u2019 energy, patching things up with progressives, and Bob Good puts his money on the line - Washington Examiner\">black journalists conference<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1719985\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> participated in a discussion at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention and Career Fair in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chicago\">Chicago<\/a> on Wednesday. The conference took a combative turn when the event, which was running an hour behind schedule, started with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lori-lightfoot-attacks-nasty-vicious-talk-media-after-being-asked-about-chicago-cops-turning-their-backs\/\" title=\"Lori Lightfoot Attacks \u2018Nasty, Vicious Talk,\u2019 Media After Being Asked About Chicago Cops Turning Their Backs\">aggressive questioning<\/a> of Trump when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abc-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ABC News\">ABC News<\/a> journalist Rachel Scott questioned whether it was &ldquo;appropriate&rdquo; for him to be there.<\/p>\n<p>Trump quickly clapped back at her series of questions as &ldquo;very rude.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t think I&rsquo;ve ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner &mdash; first question,&rdquo; he reacted. &ldquo;You don&rsquo;t even say, &lsquo;Hello, how are you?&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump&#8217;s very best moments of fending off attacks at NABJ conference.<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7WxeoAt5zD\">https:\/\/t.co\/7WxeoAt5zD<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DonaldTrump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DonaldTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Trump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Vance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Vance<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JDVance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JDVance<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KamalaHarris?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KamalaHarris<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NABJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NABJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Election2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Election2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/viral?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#viral<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/trending?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#trending<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/explorepage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#explorepage<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Republicans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Republicans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IzMbkOJ3uv\">pic.twitter.com\/IzMbkOJ3uv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1818753505735446834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican\">Republican<\/a> nominee also tore into the conference for allegedly misleading him about the details of the event that were supposed to include his Democratic opponent.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s a very rude introduction. I don&rsquo;t know exactly why you would do something like that. Let me go a step further: I was told my opponent, whether it was Biden or Kamala, I was told my opponent was going to be here. It turned out my opponent isn&rsquo;t here; you invited me under false pretenses,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s disgraceful that I came here in good spirit. I love the black population of this country, I&rsquo;ve done so much for the black population of this country,&rdquo; the Republican presidential nominee said.<\/p>\n<p>The journalists attending the conference audibly jeered Trump after he claimed, &ldquo;I have been the best president for the black population since Abraham Lincoln.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The combative exchange between the former president and the journalists on stage received many reactions from viewers. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m a lifetime member of NABJ,&rdquo; influencer Tariq Nasheed <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tariqnasheed\/status\/1818770792861384899\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> on X, formerly known as Twitter. &ldquo;But they sat up here and got COOKED by Trump today by trying to act like shills for the Democrats. If they would have been more objective, their grilling would not have backfired on them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), shared that the former president was courageous for attending the event.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump walked right into the NABJ conference and showed he had the courage to take tough questions,&rdquo; Vance <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance\/status\/1818742558421614818\">said<\/a> on X, adding that the vice president backed out of the event. &ldquo;While Kamala Harris continues to hide from any scrutiny or unfriendly media like the coward she is.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump walked right into the NABJ conference and showed he had the courage to take tough questions, while Kamala Harris continues to hide from any scrutiny or unfriendly media like the coward she is. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8l7OgGb6xO\">https:\/\/t.co\/8l7OgGb6xO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/1818742558421614818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump supporter and television personality Amber Rose <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DaRealAmberRose\/status\/1818714924715327709\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> the leading Republican presidential nominee was &ldquo;absolutely crushing this interview with @NABJ.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1818732221865639979\" title=\"revealed\">revealed<\/a> that the live audience enjoyed the conversation with the former president. She was a co-moderator.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What I loved about what you couldn&rsquo;t see today was how much of that audience was enjoying the moment of hearing from a candidate that they might not always agree with &mdash; and that is the whole point,&rdquo; Faulkner, who was a co-moderator on the panel interviewing Trump, said in reaction to the event.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PRESIDENT TRUMP SHOWS UP!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What I loved about what you couldn&#8217;t see today was how much of that audience was enjoying the moment of hearing from a candidate that they might not always agree with &mdash; and that is the whole point.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HARRISFAULKNER?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HARRISFAULKNER<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gqzvl0jEU6\">pic.twitter.com\/gqzvl0jEU6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1818732221865639979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Comedian Terence K. Williams called Trump&rsquo;s pushback of journalist questions &ldquo;the best thing&rdquo; on the internet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump roasted this journalist like a thanksgiving turkey after she ambushed him without saying &lsquo;Hello. Its the best thing you will watch on the internet today,&rdquo; Williams <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/w_terrence\/status\/1818742104241430990\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign reacted to the event by slamming Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;hostility&rdquo; at the conference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The hostility Donald Trump showed on stage today is the same hostility he has shown throughout his life, throughout his term in office and throughout his campaign for president as he seeks to regain power,&rdquo; Harris campaign communications director Michael Tyler wrote in a press statement.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1719985\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1719985\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JD Vance praises Trump for his &#8216;courage&#8217; during a confrontation at a black journalists&#8217; conference. On Wednesday, former President Donald Trump took part in a discussion at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention and Career Fair in Chicago. The event became contentious as it was running an hour late, leading to pointed questions directed at Trump from ABC News reporter Rachel Scott, who questioned the appropriateness of his presence there. Trump quickly responded to her inquiries, labeling them as &#8220;very rude.&#8221; He remarked, &#8220;I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner \u2014 first question,&#8221; adding that she didn\u2019t even greet him properly.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also criticized the conference organizers for allegedly misleading him about the event&#8217;s details, claiming he was told that either Joe Biden or Kamala Harris would be present. &#8220;I think it\u2019s disgraceful that I came here in good spirit,&#8221; he stated while expressing his support for the black community and asserting that he had done much for them. His claim of being &#8220;the best president for the black population since Abraham Lincoln&#8221; drew jeers from journalists in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange between Trump and the journalists sparked various reactions online. Influencer Tariq Nasheed commented on X (formerly Twitter) about how Trump&#8217;s responses caught them off guard due to their perceived bias against him. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), Trump&#8217;s running mate, commended him for attending and facing tough questions while criticizing Kamala Harris for avoiding scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters like television personality Amber Rose praised Trump&#8217;s performance during the interview, while Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner noted that many audience members enjoyed hearing from someone they might not always agree with\u2014highlighting an important aspect of political discourse.<\/p>\n<p>Comedian Terence K. Williams described Trump&#8217;s rebuttal to journalist questions as one of the best moments online that day. In contrast, Michael Tyler from Harris&#8217;s campaign condemned Trump&#8217;s behavior at the event as indicative of his overall hostility throughout his career and campaign efforts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2317108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24213689497692.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[36755,19867,32082,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2317107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-black-journalists","tag-courage","tag-jd-vance","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24213689497692.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317107","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\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}