As Twitchy reported yesterday, DeRay Mckesson of #BlackLivesMatter noted that the meeting he’d been promised with presidential candidate Bernie Sanders would take place today in Washington, D.C.
Not a bad crowd.
We just finished the hour-long meeting w/ @BernieSanders re: #CampaignZero, his racial justice plan, & #AskBernie. pic.twitter.com/Lb9HiYPCW3
— deray (@deray) September 16, 2015
@deray Glad your vest made it to the proceedings.
— Brandon Talbot ? (@askmrtalbot) September 16, 2015
What’s #CampaignZero? Here it is in a handy graphic; prepare to hear more about it as the campaign cycle evolves.
Stop 'Broken Window's Policing,' #CampaignZero's solutions to ending police violence http://t.co/E3mQgVNMp6 pic.twitter.com/odKOPemgdA
— American Constitution Society (@acslaw) September 15, 2015
This was a surprise to us: Mckesson and Johnetta “Netta” Elzie also found time to meet with President Obama’s senior advisor, Valerie Jarrett. Selfie time!
The meeting w/ Valerie Jarrett (@vj44) re: #CampaignZero & other topics was candid & covered much ground. pic.twitter.com/Q8UC3VwUEG
— deray (@deray) September 16, 2015
They certainly look cozy. Now we’re even more curious about DeRay’s appearances on the White House visitor’s log in 2011 and his meeting with Zachary Russem, one-time regional field director for Obama for America. And we’re curious which candidate is next on the list for a formal meeting on the #CampaignZero agenda.
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