Watch live: Trump takes questions from Black journalists attending annual convention in Chicago
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CHICAGO (CBS) — Former President Donald Trump is set to take questions from journalists attending the National Association of Black Journalists Annual Convention & Career Fair in Chicago Wednesday afternoon.
The decision to host Trump has not gone over well with some NABJ members. NABJ President Ken Lemon recently clarified that the invitation to Trump was not meant to be taken as an endorsement.
"As a group, we affirmed that the invitation to former President Trump was in line with NABJ's usual practices since 1976. It has always been our policy to ensure that candidates know that an invitation is not an endorsement," Lemon said.
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear banned the use of "conversion therapy" on minors in Kentucky on Wednesday, calling his executive order an overdue step to protect children from a widely discredited practice that tries to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling. Over 20 other states that have passed laws prohibiting the controversial treatment.