Speech about Democrats taking African Americans for granted would be embraced by black leaders: Emanuel Cleaver

By Daniel Chaitin

Published April 28, 2018 4:41pm ET

Speech about Democrats taking African Americans for granted would be embraced by black leaders: Emanuel Cleaver — A Democratic member of Congress said he would have a lot of support from the black community if he spoke at length about how the Democrats have taken African Americans for granted. “I can do an hour-long speech about Democrats taking African Americans for granted and I’d have a line behind me of very prominent […]

A Democratic member of Congress said he would have a lot of support from the black community if he spoke at length about how the Democrats have taken African Americans for granted.

“I can do an hour-long speech about Democrats taking African Americans for granted and I’d have a line behind me of very prominent African-Americans who would say, ‘Amen,'” Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., told Fox News’ Neil Cavuto in a phone interview that aired Saturday.