(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (KUNA) -- US presidential Republican nominee Donald Trump visited a black church in Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday in an attempt to sway minority voters.
He told the congregation that he "fully understands that the African American community has suffered from discrimination." He also said he would bring jobs to impoverished black communities if elected president.
The visit will be followed by a tour of a neighbourhood in the city that has a majority black community, according to his campaign staff.
Support for Trump amongst minorities is low with only 19 percent of Hispanics saying they would vote for the businessman compared to 71 percent for his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
The numbers are based on a poll conducted by Washington-based Hispanic think-tank, Latino Decisions.
Separately, a poll carried out by the Los Angeles Times and USC Dornsife showed Trump leading Clinton by 45 to 42 percent amongst US voters.
"Although he trails in nearly all national surveys and polls of most battleground states, Donald Trump still has a potential route to victory, albeit a difficult one that would require him to coax many people who sat out the last election to vote this time around," reported the paper. (end) sd.hb