Pastor Mark Burns One of “Many” Black Pastors to Endorse The Donald at Trump Tower

Pastor Mark Burns, co-founder of the NOW television network, left, with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, at Trump Tower. (Photo: Facebook via Pastor Mark Burns)

Pastor Mark Burns, co-founder of the NOW television network, said he was one of “many” black pastors to endorse Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday. The influential pastor made the announcement following a meeting with The Donald at Trump Tower in New York City, which was initially slated to be a big press event.

“This meeting was extremely successful,” the pastor said on MSNBC. “There was extremely strong support. He received many, many endorsements from the pastors that were there. It was a jam-packed room, standing support for Mr. Trump. Very good dialogue that we had back and forth and Donald Trump made it very clear that he’s willing to do whatever it takes to win the black vote.”

Trump has made a significant effort to reach out to minority voters that do not traditionally support GOP candidates, despite his highly controversial comments covered incessantly by mediates. In fact, Burns told MSNBC’s Kate Snow that another unnamed pastor interviewed by Thomas Roberts earlier made a claim about the meeting that was tantamount to a “fabrication.”

“I don’t know who you’re speaking about, but trust me, when I tell you, I’m not an Uncle Tom, no coon, nobody’s been paid. I have not been offered a position. This is me looking at the politics, and looking at an individual, a strong leader that i believe that’s going to bridge and bring a strength back to America,” Burns said.

“And in that room, there were pastors from all across the country, that were showing their support, many of them signed actual documents, endorsement cards, showing their support… this preposterous tone of offensive things that he said about Latinos in the meeting, it’s a fabrication.”