Trump Interview Turns Heated at Black Journalists Convention

The 37-minute interview included tense exchanges over topics including race, DEI, voting rights, and inflation.

Former President and 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump answers questions during the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention in Chicago on July 31, 2024. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump sat for what quickly became a contentious interview with a panel of journalists in Chicago on July 31.

The former president took questions from Rachel Scott of ABC News, Kadia Goba of Semafor, and Harris Faulkner of Fox News before a live audience at the annual convention of the National Association of Black Journalists, which routinely hosts interviews with presidential candidates during election years.