Ben Carson, who is from Detroit.
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In an incredible move, Donald Trump stuck to the script. I will do something about it, I do get things done, I will tell you. “I’m here today to learn”. Trump didn’t focus on issues specific to African-Americans, saying instead he was there to listen to the community.
His address of over 10 minutes at the Great Faith Ministries International church received moments of applause, including when he said Christian faith is not the past, but the present and the future.
Trump’s poll numbers among blacks rarely break single digits, and his play for their support this late in the campaign may be too little, too late, said Republican political strategist Matt Mackowiak. “We must love each other and support each other in this all together”.
He said that candidates running for presidency don’t do enough to visit the communities and learn – but he, on the other hand, was there to learn, to be able to remedy injustice and fix the economy so that African American communities benefit economically from newly available jobs and wages.
Trump in Detroit continually hit on the message that black churches have been the “conscience of our country” during trying times, and that they should be looked at as the moral character that can inspire the nation. “I fully understand that the African-American community has suffered from discrimination and there are many wrongs that should be made right”.
Trump confirmed that he taped a one-on-one interview Saturday morning with Bishop Wayne T. Jackson on the pastor’s Impact Network, the television network Jackson founded in 2010.
But his hard-line stances on immigration and other social policies have not clicked with a large swath of minority voters who historically cast ballots for Democratic candidates.
Chambers said he supports Trump because he believes Hillary Clinton is corrupt.
He added: “The African-American faith community has been one of God’s greatest gifts to America and its people”.
Outside the church, several separate protests swelled into a throng of about 400 people denouncing Mr Trump.
Before the speech, protesters chanting “Dump Trump” and “We’re going to church” tried to push through police barriers to gain entrance.
Emery Northington, 42, who works in auto sales, said that Trump “doesn’t have my best interest in hand”.
But inside, churchgoers who chose to attend Trump’s speech speak said they thought it was important to hear directly from the Republican nominee as they weigh their options. “Anybody who is in this church should be appalled”.
The presidential candidate went to the Great Faith Ministries with former Apprentice contestant Omarosa Minugalt and former primary challenger Dr.
First liberals criticized Trump for asking blacks to vote for him at predominately white rallies.
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“This house is worth a lot of money!” he said, according to the pool report. Carson told CNN’s Jeremy Diamond he wanted Trump to see areas in the city that are now blighted but were prosperous when Carson was a boy. They just like you once every four years – get your vote and then they say: “‘Bye, bye!'” he said of the Democrats.
