Donald Trump is planning to visit Detroit next weekend to make his first appearance before a predominantly African-American audience as his campaign makes a bid for support from black voters.
Trump will visit the Great Faith Ministries on Saturday in Detroit, a predominantly black church located in the heart of the city, said Pastor Mark Burns, a Trump supporter who arranged a meeting between the Republican presidential nominee and the church's leader, Bishop Wayne T. Jackson.
Trump will "give an address to outline policies that will impact minorities and the disenfranchised in our country," Burns, who is black, said in a statement. "I see, as I have seen, the heart and compassion Mr. Trump has for all Americans, which includes minority communities whose votes have been (taken) for granted for far too long."
Burns has emerged as a top surrogate for Trump within the black community, frequently appearing on cable networks and also introducing Trump at his rallies. In recent weeks, Trump has made a pitch to African-American voters in his speeches, though he has done so in front of mostly white audiences. He has also held at least three roundtables with leaders from minority communities in recent weeks in Trump Tower and on the campaign trail.
