The Daily 202: Congressional Black Caucus leaders will meet today with Donald Trump despite pressure not to

Richmond and a delegation of five other African American House Democrats feel duty-bound to go to the Oval Office to see the president and vice president at 3 p.m. “Part of it really is an education thing,” he explained yesterday afternoon. “Some of the things they say out of the White House are just not factual. But, even more than that, what they’re saying just doesn’t make a lot of sense. So instead of just criticizing, we will try to give them the benefit of our experience. … There’s a strong feeling, and I think a valid feeling, that the people around him are not in a position to do that. One, it’s not a very diverse group. Two, I don’t think they have the policy bona fides … I don’t think somebody’s connecting the dots for him.” Also set to join are Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) and Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.).