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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday delivered his most
aggressive call yet for African-American voters to back his campaign and said
he would restore law and order in America, only days after a fatal police
shooting of a black man sparked more street violence.
Speaking
just a few miles from Milwaukee, which was rocked by riots on Saturday and
Sunday, Trump said his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton was engaged in
"bigotry" and vowed to protect the jobs of minorities from
immigrants. Trump as been repeatedly called a "bigot" by his
Democratic opponents.
"I'm
asking for the vote for every African American citizen struggling in our
society today who wants a different and much better future," Trump said.
"Jobs,
safety, opportunity, fair and equal representation: We reject the bigotry of
Hillary Clinton which panders to and talks down to communities of color and
sees them only as votes – that’s all they care about – not as individual human
beings worthy of a better future. They are taking advantage."
Earlier
in the day, Trump held three events in Milwaukee, a city still reeling from
violent protests after the death of Sylville Smith, 23. Authorities said Smith
was stopped for acting suspiciously and was shot by police because he was
carrying an illegal handgun and refused orders to drop it.
Trump
encountered only a handful of peaceful protesters while he was in the city,
including at a closed fundraiser.
Trump
held a brief meeting in the city with veterans and law enforcement, including
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke and Inspector Edward Bailey. But news
media representatives were escorted out and not permitted to hear the
discussions.
