Trump makes fresh appeal to Black voters as he campaigns in Detroit
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Donald Trump’s campaign on Saturday launched a coalition group targeting Black voters as the former president campaigned in Detroit in an effort to win over a segment of the electorate that has long overwhelmingly backed Democrats.
Donald Trump’s campaign on Saturday launched a coalition group targeting Black voters as the former president campaigned in Detroit in an effort to win over a segment of the electorate that has long overwhelmingly backed Democrats. Trump held a community roundtable at the predominantly Black 180 Church in Detroit, where he was joined by two Black Republicans — Florida Rep. Byron Donalds and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson — who were part of the launch of the “Black Americans for Trump” group. Donalds and Carson are among several candidates said to be under consideration to be Trump’s running mate. The former president praised Donalds on Saturday as an “incredible guy.” “I noticed he happened to be on the list of potential vice presidents. Would anybody like to see him as vice president?” Trump asked the crowd. He later added that he thinks Donalds would be “a good one, too.” “He’s on a list, by the way. I don’t know if he’s going to make it. But he’s on a list of a few people, right? Not too many people,” Trump said. Trump’s attempts to court Black voters come as polls show that Black men are more open to supporting the Republican nominee in this year’s election than they have historically been. A New York Times/Siena College survey of battleground states released last month found Trump winning more than 20% of Black voters in a two-way matchup with Biden, which would amount to a historic high if it translates to votes in November. Trump won roughly 1 in 10 Black voters nationally in 2020, according to multiple estimates, including 12% in CNN’s exit poll.
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