Black journalists respond to ‘disastrous’ Trump panel at annual convention

Many expressed frustration with National Association of Black Journalists for inviting ex-president into our home'

On Wednesday afternoon, Donald Trump participated in a contentious panel hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). The discussion, held in Chicago at the organization's annual convention, began after an hour-long delay, with a room full of journalists tensely awaiting the program.

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."