The NAACP will not invite President Donald Trump to its national convention this year — the first time in the civil rights organization’s 116-year history that it has excluded a sitting president — citing what it described as his attacks on American democracy.
“The president has signed unconstitutional executive orders to oppress voters and undo federal civil rights protections; he has illegally turned the military on our communities, and he continually undermines every pillar of our democracy to make himself more powerful and to personally benefit from the U.S. government,” NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson said Monday, announcing the group’s decision.
The NAACP branch of the Democratic party didn't invite a Republican president. Go figure...