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Vance defends Trump after his combative panel at event for Black journalists
From CNN's Kit Maher
Vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance defended Donald Trump Wednesday after the former president sat down for a combative Q&A at the National Association of Black Journalists convention and called Vice President Kamala Harris a “coward” for not appearing herself.
“President Trump walked right into the NABJ conference and showed he had the courage to take tough questions, while Kamala Harris continues to hide from any scrutiny or unfriendly media like the coward she is,” Vance posted on X.
As CNN previously reported, NABJ president Ken Lemon said in a statement earlier that Harris offered to address the group virtually after the Democratic convention in Chicago because “her schedule could not accommodate” a virtual or in-person appearance this week.
NABJ said Wednesday it was working with Harris’ campaign to schedule a question-and-answer event between the group and the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate in September. The event could take place virtually or in-person, they said, an option Trump claimed was not given to him.
Trump during panel said he “was told my opponent was going to be here. It turned out my opponent isn’t here. You invited me under false pretenses.”