Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign was described as a “wealth transfer, a wealth movement” by one of the black pastors he invited on stage at his Manassas, Virginia appearance Wednesday night.
Pastor Steve Parson told the crowd:
All right, I’m not going to speak long, but I will say this. We’re a group of black ministers—as he said—and then we have one token brother over there, right. But I will say this, that people ask me, ‘Why are you endorsing Donald Trump?’ Well, my opinion, he’s the best and the only one who can beat Hillary Clinton. I mean, listen, we gotta win. And one thing about Donald Trump is he’s a winner. Amen?
And here’s another thing too, he knows how to create wealth. Can I get an amen? And as a black minister, I’ll just tell you this: we’re right in the inner-city, and I’ll tell you we need jobs, we need employment, we need businesses. And I’ll tell you, who better can help us help ourself than Donald Trump?
Parson described Trump’s campaign as part of a larger “wealth movement.”
“I personally believe that this is a movement. It’s a movement," he said. "And I believe that we’re in a situation now that this country called America is going to come back and be made great again. Ain’t that right? In fact, I believe it’s a wealth transfer—a wealth movement—okay?”
Parson then transitioned to discussing Trump’s plans for the United States military.
“I tell you one thing, Mr. Trump is going to make this military strong again, too. Why is that? Why is this? I’m not going to take too much time, I’ll just tell you this: Donald Trump doesn’t take anybody’s mess,” Parson explained.
Parson was one of the black pastors who met with Trump in New York on Monday.