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DETROIT. — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stepped up his bid to win over minority voters by addressing a largely black church in Detroit on Saturday and calling for a new civil rights agenda to support African-Americans.
As scores of protesters outside chanted “No justice, no peace”, Trump said he wanted to make Detroit — a predominantly African-American city which recently emerged from bankruptcy — the economic envy of the world by bringing back companies from abroad.
Trump separately met with about 100 community and church leaders, his campaign said, in his latest push to peel away minority voters from Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
His outreach to minorities over recent weeks comes as he seeks to improve his chances in the Nov. Eight election and shake off months of offending the sensibilities of black and Hispanic voters with his hard line on immigration and rough-hewn rhetoric.
“I fully understand that the African American community is suffering from discrimination and that there are many wrongs that must still be made right,” Trump said at the church which was half-full.
“I want to make America prosperous for everyone. I want to make this city the economic envy of the world, and we can do that.” — Reuters.
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