President Finally Lands Meeting with Congressional Black Caucus…on Their Terms

The president finally met with the six-member executive committee of the Congressional Black Caucus yesterday, but there were no photo ops in it for Trump. Present at the event were Rep. Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA), the CBC’s chairman, along with Reps. Karen Bass (D-CA), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), André Carson (D-IN) and Anthony G. Brown (D-MD). All purposefully sat safely out of camera range as he intoned, “They’ve lifted up the conscience of our nation in the march toward civil rights, enriched the soul of America in their faith and courage, and they’ve advanced our country in the fields of science, arts and medicine.” The CBC committee brought with them a policy memo titled “We Have a Lot to Lose: Solutions to Advance Black Families in the 21st Century,” which was delivered to the president during the meeting.