Former President Donald Trump blasted the “rude and nasty” questions from moderators during his Q&A session at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Conference in Chicago on Wednesday, and celebrated the event as a victory.
Trump sat down with ABC reporter Rachel Scott, Semafor reporter Kadia Goba, and Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner for an interview that got off to a contentious start when Scott focused on Trump’s past negative comments about black Democrats and asked the former president why black voters would trust him.
“The questions were Rude and Nasty, often in the form of a statement, but we CRUSHED IT!” Trump wrote on Truth Social after the event.
Trump responds to biased ABC journalist: “First of all, I don’t think I’ve ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner. You don’t even say, ‘Hello, how are you?’”
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) July 31, 2024
Throughout the interview, Scott went on the offensive and often spoke over the other moderators while she attempted to grill Trump on numerous topics from abortion and January 6 to comments made by his running mate JD Vance. Later in the Q&A, Trump said it was a “disgrace” that Scott began the interview in a “hostile manner.”
Trump addressed illegal immigration, the economy, and inflation and how those issues are affecting black Americans under the Biden administration.
“The inflation is absolutely destroying our middle class, our working class, virtually every class. Inflation is a disaster in our country,” he said, adding, “People can’t buy houses. They no longer have the American Dream. Young people, young black people, they don’t have the American Dream anymore.”
To address high inflation, Trump said, “We have to bring down the cost of energy. … This was all started by a bad energy policy by Joe Biden.”
Before the Q&A, Trump also blasted Vice President Kamala Harris for declining to attend the NABJ Conference reportedly over scheduling conflicts.
“Crazy Kamala disrespectfully refused to attend the National Association of Black Journalists Conference, but I am on my way to meet with them now in Chicago. Because of which, she’ll probably end up doing, she has no choice, but remember — it is only for that reason!” Trump posted on Truth Social.
As Trump’s plane was approaching Chicago, he added, “Getting ready to land in Chicago — unlike Crazy Kamala!”
