Former President Donald Trump sat for what quickly became a contentious interview with a panel of journalists in Chicago on July 31.
The former president took questions from Rachel Scott of ABC News, Kadia Goba of Semafor, and Harris Faulkner of Fox News before a live audience at the annual convention of the National Association of Black Journalists, which routinely hosts interviews with presidential candidates during election years.
Some journalists criticized the decision to interview Trump, with columnist Karen Attiah resigning as co-chair of the convention one day prior to Trump’s appearance, posting on social media, “To the journalists interviewing Trump, I wish them the best of luck.”…