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LISTEN: NAACP Blasts President Trump for Giving Commands to Racist Group

April Ryan
September 30, 2020

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The world is stunned by President Trump’s behavior and comments at the first presidential debate from Cleveland, Ohio.

Not only did President Trump fail to condemn white supremacists when given a golden opportunity, he seemingly spoke directly to the far-right racist group, the Proud Boys.

April Ryan speaks with NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson, who says Trump’s response was like a general commanding a white supremacist army.

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This is why I said in 2017 that Trump is a racist.

He refuses to denounce white supremacy

We must #VOTE:
Our Lives Depend On It https://t.co/Y1gOOkCwPc
— Derrick Johnson (@DerrickNAACP) September 30, 2020

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan