Trump called him 'my African-American.' But he condemns the president's treatment of black America

REDDING, Calif. _ On the day that changed his life, Gregory Cheadle almost stayed in bed.

He was tired _ he traveled a lot in his long-shot bid for Congress _ but asked himself: How often does a candidate for president come to the far reaches of Northern California? And why pass up a crowd and the chance to hand out more fliers?

So Cheadle roused himself that June 2016 morning and secured a spot up close when Donald Trump swooped in for a rally at Redding's municipal airport.

It was hot, the atmosphere was loose, and Trump's patter seemed more stand-up comedy than campaign