President Donald Trump was praised by inner-city pastors, including one who said he will go down in history as the “most pro-black president” in our lifetime, during a White House roundtable on Wednesday.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the black unemployment rate has fallen below 6 percent for the first time in history, setting a new record that proves black people in the era of Trump are thriving — not that you would know this if you get your news from the mainstream media.
But the employment statistics, as well as other significant growth indicators, have not gone unnoticed by black community leaders, who lauded Trump’s achievements in comparison to Obama’s failings at the White House roundtable.
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President Trump told the group, which included black pastors and bishops from across the country, that his administration has been making progress on efforts to make it easier for prisoners to re-enter society and find work.
“When we say hire American, we mean all Americans,” Trump said.
Among those gathered was Darrell Scott, a black Ohio pastor who has been working closely with the Trump administration on urban and prison issues.
“This is probably the most pro-active administration regarding urban America and the faith-based community in my lifetime,” Scott told the group, adding, “This is probably going be … the most pro-black president that we’ve had in our lifetime.”
ABC reports: He compared Trump to his predecessor, Barack Obama, the nation’s first African-American president, and said: “This president actually wants to prove something to our community, our faith-based community and our ethnic community.”
“The last president didn’t feel like he had to,” he added, saying of Obama: “He got a pass.”
During his campaign, Trump accused Democrats of doing too little to help urban communities and often asked African-Americans what they had to lose by voting for him.
The White House has been focusing its criminal justice reform efforts on improving re-entry, rehabilitation and workforce training programs, instead of sentencing reform, which many advocates argue would make a bigger difference.
Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, has been leading the effort, which has included lobbying Congress to pass a bill called the First Step Act.
The House passed the bill in May.
Baxter Dmitry
Email: baxter@thepeoplesvoice.tv
This Darrel scott is a nasty piece of work… trump needs to distance himself from the wanker