Trump calls on GOP to improve African-American outreach

Trump’s new minority outreach efforts followed a shake-up in his campaign management in the face of falling poll numbers that quickly prompted noticeable changes to his campaigning tactics. In Fredericksburg, he spoke with the aid of a teleprompter, as he has at rallies all this week.

Earlier Saturday in New York, Trump met with his new National Hispanic Advisory Council for Trump, which will work to help him focus his message, as well as provide assistance with the campaign’s Hispanic outreach.

Polling shows Trump lagging significantly behind Democratic rival Hillary Clinton among minority voters, partially due to some of the more wayward comments he has made since entering the race. He launched his campaign last year with a speech that accused Mexico of sending rapists and criminals across the border, and has since vowed to deport all of the estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. illegally.

Helen Aguirre Ferré, director of Hispanic communications for the Republican National Committee, called the Hispanic outreach meeting a “game-changing” opportunity.

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement that the group’s participation “is just one component of our expansive effort to engage the Hispanic community, and their contributions will help us compete for every vote in every community all the way through Election Day.”

Trump also met Saturday with officers and detectives in the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office in Stafford, located just north of Fredericksburg.

Jill Colvin, The Associated Press

by Canadian Press

Trump calls on GOP to improve African-American outreach

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