Politics & Government
Donald Trump's Pitch To Black Voters: 'What The Hell Do You Have To Lose?'
"You're living in poverty. Your schools are no good. You have no jobs."

Donald Trump made an impassioned plea to black voters on Friday evening in Dimondale, Michigan, asking them: "What the hell do you have to lose?"
Trump and his newly retooled campaign tried to woo black voters by rattling off a list of things they're doing wrong.
"What do you have to lose?" he asked black voters, speaking to a mostly white audience. "You're living in poverty. Your schools are no good. You have no jobs. Fifty-eight percent of your youth is unemployed.
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"What the hell do you have to lose?"
In the last ABC News poll, Trump had 2 percent of the black vote. NBC News has Trump at 1 percent.
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Trump's first big plea to black voters came Wednesday in West Bend, Wisconsin — which is 94.8 percent white — after the killing of a black man at the hands of Milwaukee police sparked protests and unrest in Milwaukee.
“Every time we rush to judgment with false facts and narratives, whether in Ferguson or in Baltimore, and foment further unrest, we do a direct disservice to poor African-American residents hurt by the high crime in their community — a big, big unfair problem,” he said.
Trump aimed to build on that Friday in Dimondale — which is nearly 93 percent white.
"And at the end of four years, I guarantee you that I will get over 95 percent of the African-American vote," his pitch continued. "I promise."
Watch the video below:
WATCH: Trump to African-American voters: With poverty, bad schools, no jobs, "What the hell do you have to lose?" https://t.co/NPzYjVj3sP
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