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The president ultimately went to the front porch of two local leaders, who are both white, then met with a Black family at a public golf course. Any slights could loom large in what is a precarious political moment for Biden, with some allies already concerned about anger in Michigan’s sizable Arab American community over Israel’s war in Gaza. Biden’s support among Black adults has sharply fallen since the start of his presidency and former President Donald Trump’s campaign believes it can flip parts of the core Democratic constituency in November’s election.
Pugh, also a Democrat running for a U.S. House seat in Saginaw’s district, added that it was “a slight on the Black American community” especially given that “he was coming to Saginaw and it seemed like it was to meet with the communities of color.” “I wasn’t necessarily given any reason why things changed,” said Tatum, who added that he was fine with the change since “to say the president considered our site was quite an honor itself.”
Brandell Adams, a trustee of a township outside Saginaw, attended the porch event, spoke briefly to, posed for a picture with, Biden and called it a “once in a lifetime experience.” But he also said he’d heard from some in the community who were irked that the president didn’t see more Black leaders.
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