One month after turning down a visit to the Smithsonian's new addition in favor of meeting Martin Luther King III at his Trump Tower, the President made it over to the National Museum of African American History & Culture on Tuesday, February 21.

Trump was joined on his tour of the museum's exhibits by a couple of his administration regulars, including HUD director Ben Carson, republican Senator Tim Scott and Omarosa Manigault. As has been the case so far throughout his time in office, absent from his company were any of the members of the Congressional Black Caucus, NAACP or any other reputed African American organization.

President Trump has largely alienated African American figures noted for their long-standing work in the legislature, with notable feuds between him and Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, and he and Elijah Cummings (D-Md) taking root since he took office. Cummings most recently blasted Trump for insinuating that the CBC has been avoiding a meeting with him, during a press conference in which he encouraged a reporter to help bring them to him. According to Cummings, he has been attempting to meet with the President, to no result.

"Today and every day of my presidency I pledge to do everything I can to continue that promise of freedom for African Americans and every American. So important," Trump said after his visit. "This tour was a very meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry, intolerance, and hatred in all of its very ugly forms."

Source: nydailynews.com