Trump Turns Black History Month's Listening Session Into Self-Aggrandising Speech

It was suppose to be a time when the overlooked achievements of African Americans across the country is talked about and Black community leaders could not believe their luck when President Trump invited them to the White House for a listening session.

Things quickly went typical as the President started talking about his own victory in the recent US presidential contest and his perceived victimisation by the media. You could tell he has been lectured on what to say when he made some odd remarks: “Frederick Douglass is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is being recognised more and more, I notice,” Trump said of the former slave and abolitionist leader, who rose to become a prominent statesman before his death in 1895.

He also reportedly changed the Black History month to African American History month after consulting with African American leaders, who believed the consensus was that the term "black" is outdated, and the more appropriate way to refer to the community is "African American."

"U.S President, Donald Trump has changed Black History Month to National African American History month, and we know why.

"The official added, Trump was mindful of the new addition to the Smithsonian, the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Every U.S. president since 1976 had designated February as Black History Month. In all fairness though, he did say something pleasant to the ear when he promised to personally intervene in the gang violence that has gripped Chicago.