By
Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times - Friday, February 28, 2020
Former NFL safety
Jack Brewer declared President
Trump the “first black president” during a round table discussion with black supporters Thursday.
Mr.
Trump sat down in the White House Cabinet Room for a
discussion with leaders from the black community, including Mr.
Brewer, Diamond and Silk, and Martin Luther King Jr.’s niece Alveda King, among others.
They talked about a range of topics, but the one that particularly touched Mr.
Brewer was Mr.
Trump’s accomplishments on prison reform.
“I’ve been a Democrat all my life but I’m not a Democrat now,” the former Vikings player-turned-ordained minister said. “You’ve changed me. You touched me. And you made my work go to another level. You inspire me. And every time I go into those prisons and I ask my guys how many of them had their sentences reduced and they raise their hands, I know I’m doing God’s work and I thank you for that.”
At the end of the discussion, Mr.
Brewer stated that he had one more thing to say.
“I’ve got to say this because it’s Black History Month. Man, you’re the first black president,” he declared.
The comment sparked a round of cheers and applause from the other supporters. Mr.
Trump chuckled and said, “Thank you.”