NAACP breaks 116-year tradition and skips inviting president to its annual convention

The NAACP announced it will not invite President Donald Trump to its national convention next month, marking the first time in the civil rights organization’s 116-year history that a sitting U.S. president has been excluded.

“This has nothing to do with political party,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson said. “Our mission is to advance civil rights, and the current president has made clear that his mission is to eliminate civil rights.”