Dr. Darrell Scott, Pastor of New Spirit Revival Center in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, said the Monday meeting between black pastors and Donald Trump was a “meaningful dialogue… and we voiced concerns that were sensitive to the African-American community.”
Scott, speaking at Trump Tower in New York City said, “I didn’t have concerns [with Trump] because I was already convinced, but there were concerns that the liberal media has put out portraying Mr. Trump in a light that I know he’s not the type of person he was depicted to be. So what we were able to do today was allow to see his heart for themselves and to make up their own minds about him. And they find out that he’s not the person that the media has depicted him to be.”
Scott explained, “We had a very productive, constructive meeting. We made history today because we had had meaningful dialogue from Mr. Donald Trump and we voiced concerns that were sensitive to the African-American community. And we asked questions were answered and we were satisfied with the answers and we’re a unified front right here. We had a wonderful time, a wonderful dialogue, wonderful fellowship, wonderful interaction. It was a great day.”
When asked by a reporter if he was endorsing Trump, Scott said, “I support Donald Trump and everybody knows that. Everybody knows that.”
Scott added that some of the ministers were meeting with Trump for the first time and, “They want to hear his voice, they are going to pray to God about it as ministers do. But nobody in this meeting came out with a negative reaction in any kind of way. Everybody came out positive. It’s a great atmosphere and spirit in the room. And everybody in that room likes Donald Trump.”