A week after sitting down with Bernie Sanders, Al Sharpton met with Hillary Clinton today in lower Manhattan to discuss the upcoming election.
Meeting w/ Democratic Presidential Candidate @HillaryClinton & other civil rights leaders at @NatUrbanLeague HQ. pic.twitter.com/vYImwvTnSW
— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) February 16, 2016
Also in attendance was Marc Morial, head of the National Urban League.
We're ready for an important conversation today w/ @HillaryClinton re: civil rights. Follow along @NatUrbanLeague. pic.twitter.com/BFkWsd5SfX
— Marc Morial (@MARCMORIAL) February 16, 2016
HRC, in 2nd meeting at National Urban League, said her goal is to "lead a concerted effort to break every barrier" pic.twitter.com/ZKV8xsXL3j
— Monica Alba (@albamonica) February 16, 2016
Sharpton joked with reporters over whether or not he will endorse Clinton, with Clinton mimicking, in Sharpton’s trademark accent, “my lips are sealed.” Check it out:
Will Sharpton endorse Clinton? Her response. pic.twitter.com/mNKHkOAgf9
— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) February 16, 2016
Would Hillary be so happy if there was not an endorsement coming?
https://twitter.com/jlangdale/status/699641675753324544
After the meeting, Morial and Sharpton spoke to the press, but no endorsement for Clinton … yet.
"I have not decided who I'm supporting … We are in the midst of a process." –@TheRevAl
— Hansi Lo Wang (@hansilowang) February 16, 2016
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Marc Morial of Nat. Urban League says HRC "demonstrated an ease and familiarity" with issues of importance to African American community
— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) February 16, 2016
"The concerns of our communities cannot be marginalized or ignored." –@TheRevAl pic.twitter.com/X39ICiZ2Dy
— Hansi Lo Wang (@hansilowang) February 16, 2016
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