Pastor cuts Trump short

WASHINGTON: The pastor of a black church in Flint, Michigan, stopped Donald Trump today in the midst of his remarks criticising Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, and said the Republican nominee was not invited to talk about politics.
As Trump went after Clinton for her support of global trade deals, pastor Faith Green Timmons interrupted to tell him her church had not invited Trump to "give a political speech".
"Oh, oh, OK, that's good," Trump responded, shuffling papers on his podium at Bethel United Methodist Church.
He then made a few remarks about fixing Flint's drinking-water issues before departing.
Trump was visiting the city to view its water crisis first-hand and extend his recent outreach to African-American voters ahead of the Nov 8 election. Polls show black voters largely favour Clinton.
He held an event at a black church in nearby Detroit earlier this month and has pledged in recent speeches to help the black community, which he has described as being besieged by poverty and crime.
During his remarks today, the New York real estate developer was also challenged by some members of the crowd of about 50, including a woman who accused him of discriminating against black renters as a landlord in the 1970s.
"No, I never would, never would," Trump replied.
Flint residents asked a federal judge today to order bottled water or filters be provided to them to prevent further lead exposure, over two years after the city's water supply was found to be contaminated.
Meanwhile, Trump's campaign adviser Sarah Huckabee Sanders told MSNBC Trump knows he could stand to lose a few pounds but otherwise is in great health.
Trump taped an episode of the Dr Oz Show in which he gave host Dr Mehmet Oz a summary of a physical exam conducted last week.
In it, Trump told Oz he had two letters with him showing results of the test.
Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon, asked to see the papers in which Trump complied.
Huckabee Sanders said she knew he got a "great report and is in very good health". – Reuters