ATLANTA -- Multiple reports on Wednesday said that College Park-based megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar was endorsing Republican candidate Donald Trump for president, claiming that God had told him to vote for the businessman.
However, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, quoting a Dollar spokesperson, denied the reports Wednesday night, saying Dollar would never endorse any candidate for office.
A web post by the BET co-owned television network Centric on Wednesday, cited a quote they claimed was from Dollar, which said God had come to him in a dream and told him Trump was his "chosen candidate." The Centric story went on to say the televangelist had compared Trump to John the Baptist.
Trump's campaign has moved in recent days to extend its outreach among the African American community.
"It's time to give Democrats some competition for the African American and Hispanic vote," Trump said Wednesday at an appearance before a predominantly white crowd in Jackson, Miss. "What do you have to lose by trying something new?"
On Thursday, Trump plans to meet with black and Hispanic community leaders in New York in an effort to increase support among those constituencies. Much of Trump's outreach has been by way of the evangelical community.
There has been no word as to whether or not any outreach on the part of the Trump camp has involved -- directly or indirectly -- Dollar's World Changers International Ministries. No direct response was available from World Changers International as of late Wednesday night.
Photos | Trump in Atlanta
