Republican Donald Trump again made a direct appeal to black voters on Friday night, urging them to abandon the Democratic party and give him a chance.
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At a rally in suburban MI on Friday night, Trump said to the crowd that “no group in America has been more harmed by Hillary Clinton’s policies than African Americans”.
Trump said America must reject the bigotry of Hillary Clinton, who sees communities of colour only as votes, not as human beings worthy of a better future.
In an attempt to reach out to black voters in the US, Donald Trump asked them, “What the hell do you have to lose?” by electing him as president.
Trump shocked many on Thursday by expressing “regret” for past mistakes, and began airing his first television ads on Friday in a desperate attempt to chip into Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s yawning lead in the polls.
Hillary Clinton’s campaign hit back hard in a press release that followed shortly after his appearance in the MI town about 90 miles northwest of Detroit.
African-American protesters have also been assaulted by Trump supporters on several occasions at rallies, and an investigation by the New York Times found that supporters frequently use racist language at meetings.
In spite of past fiery rhetoric that alienated many minority voters, and speaking – as usual – to an overwhelmingly white crowd, Trump said that he wants “an inclusive party”.
Trump said Democrats have been doing a disservice to African-Americans, a demographic that largely votes for Democratic candidates. (This statistic is wrong, according to PolitiFact; the actual percentage is around 27.9%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.) “What the hell do you have to lose?” One thing we know for sure is that if you keep voting for the same people, you’ll keep getting the same result. He accused Trump of, “disrespecting American workers” and attacked Trump policies he said would cost auto workers jobs. Your schools are no good. He said Democrats take black voters for granted and have ignored their needs while governing cities with large African American populations.
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At a rally in West Bend, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, Trump also attempted to appeal to African-Americans, when he addressed the violence in Milwaukee following the shooting of a black man by a police officer.
