Trump Event in Detroit September 3rd

[Judy]

August 28, 2016 -
Pastor Mark Burns Statement

"With much anticipation and excitement, I'm pleased to announce that Republican Presidential Candidate Donald J. Trump will be speaking at the only African American owned and operated national Christian television network, The Impact Network, Saturday, September 3rd, at 11am. Impact Network President and CEO, Bishop Wayne T. Jackson, will interview Mr. Trump at Great Faith Ministries in Detroit, Michigan.

Mr. Trump will answer questions that are relevant to the African American community such as education (including HBCUs), unemployment, making our streets safe and creating better opportunities for all. He will then give an address to outline policies that will impact minorities and the disenfranchised in our country. Citizens around the country will see, as I've have seen, the heart and compassion Mr. Trump has for all Americans, which includes minority communities whose votes have been taken for granted for far too long." - Pastor Mark Burns

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-r...urns-statement

[Judy]

Donald Trump to visit black church, tape TV interview in Detroit

Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press Lansing Bureau 9:27 a.m. EDT August 29, 2016

In an effort to reach out to African American voters, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will make his first foray into black churches with a visit to the Great Faith Ministries Church in Detroit on Saturday and tape an interview with the church's Bishop Wayne T. Jackson.

Jackson told his parishioners that the visit was planned and released a statement early Monday morning that the interview with Trump, which will be broadcast on his Impact Television Network, was neither a rally nor an endorsement of Trump's candidacy.

"Media outlets throughout the country are seeking to get access to the presidential candidates, and we have been afforded that opportunity with Mr. Trump and hopeful that we will get to interview Mrs. Clinton as well," Jackson said in a statement. "The goal for this interview is to get real answers and Trump’s views and plans on policies that affect our community."

Jackson said Trump will have an opportunity to outline his policies in front of the congregation during the on-air interview.

"We hope this invitation to both candidates will result in an opportunity to get clarity on some of the issues that have a particular impact on our community," Jackson said. "The 2016 Presidential election is a determining factor on the direction of our country and we want to make sure we are providing an opportunity for an informed electorate to make the best decision possible."

Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway told Fox News Sunday morning that Trump planned meetings in inner city churches throughout the rest of the campaign.

"We're fighting for every single vote. We're going to leave it all on the field. And that includes going where the voters are and taking the case directly to them in their churches," she said.

The visit comes as Trump has been trying to attract black voters with a blunt question: "What in the hell do you have to lose," by voting for him. He's repeated the message at rallies in Michigan and around the country in the last week.

But courting and actually getting the African American vote are two different things. The challenge for Trump — and other Republicans — is that African-American voters widely support Democrats. In 2008, Detroit gave its vote to Barack Obama by a 97%-3% margin over Sen. John McCain. In 2012, the vote was 98% for Obama to 2% for Mitt Romney. There were dozens of polling precincts — mostly in Detroit — where not a single vote was cast for Romney in 2012.

Further details for Trump's visit to Detroit weren't immediately available.

The visit would be Trump's third to Michigan since the Republican National Convention. He gave a speech on the economy to the Detroit Economic Club earlier this month and was in Dimondale last week. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton gave a jobs and economy speech in Warren and attended a fund-raiser in Birmingham earlier this month. She also spoke at the NAACP's Fight for Freedom dinner in Detroit in May and made stops at several Detroit churches before the March 8 presidential primary in Michigan.

Contact Kathleen Gray: kgray99@freepress.com or on Twitter @michpoligal

http://www.freep.com/story/news/poli...urch/89527702/

[Jean]

by ALEX SWOYER
29 Aug 2016
Washington, DC

Donald Trump is scheduled to speak with Impact Network President and CEO Bishop Wayne T. Jackson on Saturday in Detroit, Michigan to reach out to the African American community.

The Impact Network is the only African American owned and operated Christian television network that broadcasts across the nation.

“Mr. Trump will answer questions that are relevant to the African American community such as education (including HBCUs), unemployment, making our streets safe and creating better opportunities for all,” explained Pastor Mark Burns, a Trump supporter. The interview is set to air at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

Burns added that Trump will also outline policies, which will impact disenfranchised minorities.

“Citizens around the country will see, as I’ve have seen, the heart and compassion Mr. Trump has for all Americans, which includes minority communities whose votes have been taken for granted for far too long,” Burns stated.

Burns joined Breitbart News Daily on SiriusXM Patriot Ch. 125 Monday morning and explained that the campaign chose to address the African American community on The Impact Network in Detroit because it will have “the greatest impact within the African America community.”

“This is a really exciting time for the Trump campaign,” Burns added. “So many doors within the African American community within this country have opened up for Mr. Trump and we were really just being strategic and make sure we chose the right place.”

http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presid...roit-saturday/