Trump, HBCUs, Executive Order and the Photo Op

[PurplePride92]

There's been much discussion on what some viewed as a photo opportunity when Trump hosted many presidents from HBCUs in the Oval Office not long after he took office. He claimed he would sign an executive order doubling or tripling funding to HBCUs so of course the presidents of the HBCUs ran up to D.C. to collect their money. When they got there all they really got was a chance to shake Trump's hand and take a picture for his twitter account. There have been articles out where presidents of the HBCUs have given varying accounts to what went down but at the end of the day the door was opened for dialogue to get the HBCUs more funding than what Obama gave them.

 

 

And then this happened:

 

 

 

Trump suggests financing for historically black colleges may be unconstitutional - POLITICO

[PurplePride92]

I hope they at least got their group picture signed by President Trump before they were ushered out of the Oval Office.

[mcpapa]

Not a good look if true.

[PurplePride92]

Trump questions whether key funding source for historically black colleges is constitutional - The Washington Post

[PurplePride92]

Hmmmmm....almost 3 days old and no one has anything to say? A month ago it was "look what Trump is doing for the HBCUs" and now it is "crickets".

 

 

Interesting.

[Hellcats]

Hmmmmm....almost 3 days old and no one has anything to say? A month ago it was "look what Trump is doing for the HBCUs" and now it is "crickets".

 

 

Interesting.

 

6 months from now I can see this spouted as an accomplishment.

[lawildcat]

Trump expresses ‘unwavering support’ for historically black colleges, after questioning constitutionality of funding source - The Washington Post