During the wait, Philip Lewis, the HuffPost deputy editor, shared on X that the hold-up was being caused by a disagreement between the NABJ and the former president. 'I'm told that Trump is demanding that NABJ not do the live factchecking and that's why the event hasn't started yet,' he wrote. 'We're in a standoff.'
Scott began the discussion by acknowledging the fact that many Black journalists thought his presence there was inappropriate. 'You attack Black journalists, calling them a loser,' saying the questions that they asked are, quote, stupid and racist,' Scott said to Trump.
Trump responded by calling Scott nasty, alleging that the delay had been due to faulty NABJ equipment and saying he had been brought to the convention under false pretenses.
A journalism advocacy group has platformed this 34-time felon for this abuse. April D Ryan, the Grio's White House correspondent who has previously been targeted by Trump.
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