Black Caucus Meets with President Trump on Public Policy in First and Unpopular Step

When members of the Congressional Black Caucus met with President Trump, he suggested possible monthly meetings. Black Caucus Chairman Cedric Richmond felt meeting every 60 days might be overkill, but there was talk of meeting every other month. What was an apparently respectful meeting March 22 was controversial before it even happened with some Black congressmen, friends and even family members saying the caucus should not meet with the CEO of America, Inc. Rep. Richmond said a decision was made to send the Black Caucus executive committee and approach it as a business meeting. Participants included Karen Bass (D-Calif.), James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.), Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.), André Carson (D-Ind.) And Anthony G. Brown (D-Md.). “We brought him a 130- page document that started off with a brief synopsis of African American history because we think this administration needs a little history on that,” said the Louisiana Democrat. His is the Second Congressional District in the state and stretches from New Orleans to Baton Rouge.