NFL incredible Brown on meeting Trump: 'He has my profound respect'

NFL incredible Brown on meeting Trump: 'He has my profound respect' 

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Jim Brown on Trump: He has "my esteem" 
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Chestnut voted in favor of Clinton 
However, had positive things to say in regards to Trump 

(CNN)NFL legend Jim Brown halted by Trump Tower Tuesday for a meeting pegged as an examination about issues confronting the African-American people group, and he left the social occasion having gained the President-elect having his profound respect. 

"When he experiences what he experienced to end up distinctly the president, he got my appreciation," Brown said. "Nobody gave him a possibility." 

For a considerable length of time, Brown has been a lobbyist, especially for minorities and the inward urban communities, and his Amer-I-Can program is intended to "engage people to assume responsibility of their lives and accomplish their maximum capacity," the gathering says. 

A 1971 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and eight-time NFL hurrying pioneer, Brown is notable for his work in the African-American people group. Be that as it may, as the subject swung to race on Tuesday, he uncovered some lesser-known subtle elements to Baldwin and her viewers. 

"The three biggest individuals throughout my life were white, OK. My secondary school mentor, my secondary school director and my guide in Manhasset, Long Island," he said. 

Along these lines, in vocally supporting Trump, Brown sees no contention of belief system. He keeps up that his work concentrates on mankind most importantly. 

"When I leave the container, I don't leave the crate as racial," he said. "I search for good individuals and individuals that will be similarly invested and help me attempt to do useful for other people." 

In spite of the fact that Brown voted in favor of Hillary Clinton in November, he told CNN's Brooke Baldwin later Tuesday he exited the meeting which likewise included Pastor Darrell Scott with an endearing feeling of inspiration. 

"I can't represent the minister, however I began to look all starry eyed at him, since he truly discusses helping African-American, dark individuals and uh that is the reason I'm here," Brown said. 

On CNN's "New Day" on Tuesday, Brown cleared up that it was Scott whom he was alluding to. 

"I was discussing my accomplice sitting appropriate here," Brown said. "I was conversing with the man who got us together. The man who's been the impetus. The man who has spoken to. What's more, he's funny and he's exceptionally vivacious. You know, he's a character." 

"All things considered, I began to look all starry eyed at Trump quite a while prior," Scott clowned. 

Illumination: This story and feature has been upgraded to clear up whom Jim Brown was referencing in his quotes.