Rep. Elijah Cummings, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, said Sunday that the group will indeed meet with President TrumpThe Maryland Democrat told CBS' "Face the Nation" that Trump answered the caucus' Jan. 19 request for a meeting "a day or so ago” and that he expects a meeting will occur after Congress returns from a weeklong break. Ryan is a longtime White House reporter and Washington bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks. Sad!”The organization later issued a statement saying they were in talks with the White House about a possible meeting. Richmond’s statement said it was remarkable that Trump had not responded to their letter. “President Trump has been in office for almost a month and the Congressional Black Caucus -- which at a historic 49 members is almost a fourth of the House Democratic Caucus and represents millions of African-Americans -- did not hear from the White House until we introduced ourselves on Twitter after the White House press conference today,” Richmond wrote.
Source: Fox News February 19, 2017 22:07 UTC