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Trump to Young Black Conservatives: ‘We’ll Drain the Swamp’

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Trump to Young Black Conservatives: ‘We’ll Drain the Swamp’
President Donald Trump at the Black Leadership Summit at the White House in Washington, on Oct. 4, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Emel Akan
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WASHINGTON—In a speech to young black supporters, President Donald Trump slammed Democrats, accusing them of doing nothing for African American communities for a hundred years.

Almost 300 young African American conservative activists from across the country gathered Oct. 4 in the East Room of the White House to hear Trump speak in a rally-style atmosphere.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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