Trump Reaches Out to African American Voters in Charlotte Stop
Donald Trump returned to North Carolina; a state many say he must win to have any shot at the White House.
CHARLOTTE, NC — 13 days until election day, and Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, returned to North Carolina; a state many say he must win to have any shot at the White House.
Trump spoke to a small, private crowd in Uptown Charlotte, steering clear of sexual assault scandals and Obamacare; opting instead to reach out to African American voters.
“Safe communities. Great Education. And high-paying jobs,” Trump told supporters.
Trump was speaking to African American voters, while appearing before an almost exclusively white audience in Charlotte Wednesday at the McGlohon Theater in Uptown.
“This is so important to me, what I’m saying today, I wanted a small group of very, very powerful, influential people from the African American community,” said Trump from the stage.
Trump told the crowd that he had met backstage with those powerful people, but did not name them.
He did talk about bringing jobs to what he calls “blighted” inner city neighborhoods, pushing school choice and eliminating the common core, and what the candidate referred to as “crippling crime and total violence” in the African American community.
“In 2015, violent crime in Charlotte increased by 18%,” Trump told the crowd. “And it’s expected to rise to 24% this year.”after the event we talked to supporters about their takeaway from a very subdued trump speech.
After the event we talked to supporters about their takeaway from a very subdued Trump speech.
“I get emotional because I didn’t even really know that he had a plan for the African American community,” said Charlotte resident Kim Moore. “And I really didn’t care, because I feel like I’m an American first. But it was really nice to hear that he had a plan to try and fix some of the problems that have really been ignored.”
“Mr. Trump is here to represent all the people,” said Jim Yates from Laurens, South Carolina. “It’s we the people. It’s not just about any color, race, or anything like that. But he is magnificent. He knows what it takes to make America great again.”
Trump also made a campaign stop in Kinston, North Carolina tonight; a town badly damaged by flooding from Hurricane Matthew.
