Jim Brown, Ray Lewis Comment on Meeting President-Elect Donald Trump

December 14, 2016   ·   Scott Polacek   ·   Jump to comments

NFL greats Ray Lewis and Jim Brown met with President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday, per TMZ Sports, and had positive things to say in the aftermath.
"For us as a black community, for Mr. Trump to step up…that's everything," Lewis said, per Steven Portnoy of CBS News. 
Lewis also tweeted about his encounter:
CNN Wire (h/t Fox 8 Cleveland) noted Brown met with Trump to discuss issues facing the African-American community. In an interview with CNN's Brooke Baldwin (h/t Fox 8 Cleveland), Brown said: "I fell in love with him because he really talks about helping African-American, black people, and that's why I'm here."
CNN Wire noted Brown—who has been an activist for minorities throughout his life—voted for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in November's election but was pleased with what Trump had to say.
While Lewis and Brown were impressed by Trump, the president-elect has been a controversial figure since well before he won the electio...

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