Donald Trump's upcoming speech to black journalists sparks outrage after Kamala Harris shockingly snubs group

Donald Trump's invitation to reside an relation of achromatic journalists - on pinch nan group's shunning of Kamala Harris - has sparked outrage, resignations, and internecine fighting among its membership.

Trump is scheduled to return portion of moderated chat pinch nan National Association of Black Journalists connected Wednesday astatine their yearly normal successful Chicago. 

Meanwhile, nan group declined an connection from Harris to look for a virtual conversation. The vice president could not look successful personification owed to logistical reasons, including her attendance astatine nan ceremonial of nan precocious Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee successful Texas. 

Adding substance to nan occurrence is simply a study nan group tried to get a salient Harris surrogate instead, specified arsenic Megan thee Stallion, Oprah Winfrey aliases Barack Obama. 

But it's nan beingness of Trump - who fought pinch salient achromatic journalists erstwhile he was president - and nan removal of Harris - who would beryllium nan first female achromatic president if elected - that has members of nan group publically slamming nan relation and each other. 

The bitter conflict is playing retired connected societal media for each to see. 

Karen Attiah, a co-chair of this year's NABJ convention, resigned aft Trump's quality was announced.

'To nan journalists interviewing Trump, I wish them nan champion of luck,' she wrote connected X.  

And April Ryan, a salient White House newsman who was often nan taxable of Trump's ire, slammed nan group's decision.

'The reports of attacks connected Black women White House correspondents by nan past president of nan United States are not story aliases conjecture, but fact,' she wrote connected X. 

'To person a presumed orchestrated convention pinch nan erstwhile president is an affront to what this statement stands for and a slap successful nan look to nan Black women journalists (NABJ journalists of nan year) who had to protect themselves from nan wrath of this Republican statesmanlike nominee who is promoting an authoritarian schedule that plans to destruct this federation and her populist pinch his Project 2025.'

'I entity to this NABJ convention pinch Donald Trump successful Chicago.' 

The NABJ has made clear it's not endorsing nan erstwhile president but keeping successful statement pinch their contented of having candidates look earlier their members.

And nan group has been outspoken astir Trump successful nan past. 

In 2018, NABJ condemned then-President Trump for many times utilizing words specified arsenic 'stupid,' 'loser' and 'nasty' to picture achromatic women journalists including Ryan, Yamiche Alcindor of NBC News and Abby Phillip of CNN.

NABJ President Ken Lemon and normal co-chair Tia Mitchell of nan Atlanta Journal-Constitution said nan determination to induce Trump was to springiness apical achromatic journalists nan chance to mobility nan Republican nominee.

'Some of yall request to return a measurement backmost and inquire why you're questioning why a group of JOURNALISTS wants to inquire erstwhile and perchance early President Trump questions,' Mitchell wrote connected X. 'Do you perceive yourselves?'

But Ryan, who writes for The Grio, besides charged nan group of demanding Harris make an in-person quality successful Chicago - only to backtrack erstwhile called retired publically connected their removal of nan vice president.

She besides revealed nan group wanted a salient Harris protagonist successful personification if they couldn't get nan vice president. 

'The NABJ unopen down nan speech for a virtual municipality hall. Only aft reports of what happened were posted did nan NABJ activity feverishly statesman to inquire nan @VP to now see a virtual municipality hall,' Ryan wrote connected X. 

'As of yesterday day @Vp squad moved connected aft being told 'no' by NABJ leadership. The NABJ activity moreover asked for a VP surrogate replacement for illustration Megan nan stallion, Oprah aliases Barack Obama.'

Mitchell took to societal media to push backmost against Ryan's allegations, arguing nan group did effort to activity pinch Harris' team.

'When Harris' squad indicated she was apt not going to beryllium capable to travel to NABJ successful person, I had convos pinch her unit encouraging them to connection surrogates to spot if NABJ would accept. I knew that NABJ was already trying to get Oprah aliases Obama. So I asked if Harris could help,' she wrote connected X. 

She said it was her thought to induce Megan Thee Stallion, who performed successful Atlanta astatine a Harris rally connected Tuesday. She said she sewage nan thought aft seeing Megan was already scheduled to beryllium successful Chicago.

'I made it clear this was MY thought not an charismatic NABJ offer,' Mitchell wrote. 'NABJ higher ups astir apt had nary thought Megan was portion of nan convo until they publication April's tweet. I did not talk my thought pinch anyone. I apologize to NABJ activity for speaking retired of turn.'

The National Association of Black Journalists has a history of inviting statesmanlike candidates to its yearly conference.

President Joe Biden was primitively scheduled to be earlier dropping retired of nan race. 

Both Trump and Harris are courting achromatic voters, a salient voting bloc successful this year's election. Harris will speak to a salient African American sorority successful Houston connected Wednesday evening. 

Trump is scheduled to talk to nan group astatine 1 p.m. ET.

ABC News newsman Rachel Scott, Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner, and Semafor newsman Kadia Goba will mean his discussion.

But moreover that determination sparked contention pinch immoderate journalists charging Faulkner was 'in nan tank' for Trump and excessively friends pinch nan erstwhile president.

The Trump campaign, successful a connection Monday nighttime announcing his NABJ appearance, claimed that he 'accomplished much for Black Americans than immoderate different president successful caller history.'

A protestation is expected successful Chicago extracurricular nan venue wherever Trump is scheduled to speak.