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Eugene

(66,800 posts)
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 07:47 PM Jun 2025

NAACP won't invite Trump to its national convention. He will be 1st president excluded in 116 years

Source: Associated Press

NAACP won't invite Trump to its national convention. He will be 1st president excluded in 116 years

THOMAS BEAUMONT
Mon, June 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM EDT 2 min read

The NAACP announced Monday the group will not invite President Donald Trump to its national convention next month in Charlotte, North Carolina, the first time the prominent civil rights organization has opted to exclude a sitting president in its 116-year history.

NAACP President Derrick Johnson announced the move at an afternoon press conference, accusing Trump of working against its mission.

“This has nothing to do with political party,” Johnson said in a statement. “Our mission is to advance civil rights, and the current president has made clear that his mission is to eliminate civil rights.”

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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/naacp-wont-invite-trump-national-200951985.html

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NAACP won't invite Trump to its national convention. He will be 1st president excluded in 116 years (Original Post) Eugene Jun 2025 OP
Good. 👍 Deuxcents Jun 2025 #1
Alternate headline kwolf68 Jun 2025 #2
WTG NAACP!! Cha Jun 2025 #3
Yes 👏🏼 benfranklin1776 Jun 2025 #17
Yeah, NAACP didn't want to hear it.. heard Cha Jun 2025 #19
Yes 🙌🏼 benfranklin1776 Jun 2025 #25
Yes, NAACP members are Too Savvy Cha Jun 2025 #26
It's like the new homeowners not inviting the cockroaches BOSSHOG Jun 2025 #4
DAMN STRAIGHT!! Leghorn21 Jun 2025 #5
I'd be surprised if they did invite some who hates diversity and inclusion FloridaBlues Jun 2025 #6
He wasn't going to attend dweller Jun 2025 #7
Amazing that even Wilson, who was a notorious racist, got invited (though he must have declined) dsc Jun 2025 #8
I agree with this decision LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2025 #9
OUTSTANDING move, NAACP! (nt) Paladin Jun 2025 #10
Good! electric_blue68 Jun 2025 #11
So he's the first president ever blue-wave Jun 2025 #12
Good.... Butterflylady Jun 2025 #13
And Ugly American Racisst. Cha Jun 2025 #20
Good. Americanme Jun 2025 #14
Good. It is not business as usual. In hindsight, no democrat should have attended the inauguration. At the time, I said tulipsandroses Jun 2025 #15
Agree. Given what he pulled on J6 and B.See Jun 2025 #23
Glad they did this Joinfortmill Jun 2025 #16
THANK YOU NAACP Skittles Jun 2025 #18
Bullseye, Skittles! democrank Jun 2025 #21
HE PLAYS ONE ON TV Skittles Jun 2025 #22
Yeah. Systematically erasing the accomplishments of African Americans everywhere isn't exactly Trump's ticket in. Miles Archer Jun 2025 #24

benfranklin1776

(6,987 posts)
17. Yes 👏🏼
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 09:52 PM
Jun 2025

I think l’ll renew my membership early ✊🏼
Such a decision is courageous and much needed by all organizations dedicated to the improvement of individual’s lives and society in order to highlight just how unfit this cretin is to be speaking about any matter involving people’s lives. He will always use such occasions to stage his usual depraved shit show at their expense. He should instead be castigated as the pariah that he is by all decent people and organizations throughout the country he’s devoted to destroying.

Cha

(316,758 posts)
19. Yeah, NAACP didn't want to hear it.. heard
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 10:06 PM
Jun 2025

that Gibberish.. Not goinna use our Sacred space to Insult Us.

May it be an Important Tread!

💛💙 Mahalo Ben!

benfranklin1776

(6,987 posts)
25. Yes 🙌🏼
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 01:45 PM
Jun 2025

Courage is contagious so I hope this is the first of many organizations that recognize he’s not fit to clean the toilets 🚽 let alone speak to them as he has nothing but bile and demented nonsense to spew ✊🏼

Mahalo Cha!

Cha

(316,758 posts)
26. Yes, NAACP members are Too Savvy
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 02:46 PM
Jun 2025

to be a Part of the Farcical Charade that ol Traitor Troll is "normal" and anything but a Treasonous Idiot Against the USA.

Bachatcha Aloha and Mahalo, Ben 💛💙

BOSSHOG

(44,738 posts)
4. It's like the new homeowners not inviting the cockroaches
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 07:52 PM
Jun 2025

To come visit.

Good On he NAACP.

FloridaBlues

(4,651 posts)
6. I'd be surprised if they did invite some who hates diversity and inclusion
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 08:00 PM
Jun 2025

The opposite of inclusion is segregation.
Good on the NAACP!

dsc

(53,321 posts)
8. Amazing that even Wilson, who was a notorious racist, got invited (though he must have declined)
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 08:09 PM
Jun 2025

but not Trump.

tulipsandroses

(8,131 posts)
15. Good. It is not business as usual. In hindsight, no democrat should have attended the inauguration. At the time, I said
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 09:04 PM
Jun 2025

President Biden and former presidents should attend. Nope. These are not normal times and we cannot carry on normal activities that include him as if nothing to see here.

B.See

(7,769 posts)
23. Agree. Given what he pulled on J6 and
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 11:29 PM
Jun 2025

his continued insistence on denying the election, the Biden presidency, and our votes.

Not to mention his own illegitimacy as a candidate.

So good for the NAACP, and hope they stick to their guns re this decision.

(fk this going high bs)

democrank

(12,135 posts)
21. Bullseye, Skittles!
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 10:24 PM
Jun 2025

Trump doesn’t even begin to resemble an actual president. He’s a complete disgrace.

Miles Archer

(21,779 posts)
24. Yeah. Systematically erasing the accomplishments of African Americans everywhere isn't exactly Trump's ticket in.
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 12:48 AM
Jun 2025

Besides, he likes guys like Byron Donalds and Tim Scott. Guys who compromise whatever is left of their integrity and dignity to spread the gospel of Trump, JUST KNOWING...REALLY, REALLY KNOWING in their hearts that THEY WILL BECOME HIS VICE PRESIDENT PICK...and here we are, 147 days in, and OOOPS. Neither one became VP. Neither one became anything beyond just two more disgraced Republicans.

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