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NAACP Hosting Election 2020 Forum Without Trump

April Ryan
July 19, 2019

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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The NAACP is moving forward with its candidates forum minus candidate Donald Trump. The NAACP board has given the president an open invitation but will not change the format.

April Ryan, who will moderate the forum, asked the president why he declined the invitation.

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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