Inside Donald Trump’s new strategy to counter the view of many that he is ‘racist’

At a rally in Fredericksburg, Va., on Saturday, Aug. 20, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made a special appeal to African American voters, telling them that the GOP party "must do better" in its outreach to them. (Reuters)

By Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and Jenna Johnson August 23

Donald Trump is rapidly trying to turn around his presidential campaign with a vigorous and at times strained effort to shed a label applied to him by a substantial portion of the electorate: racist.

Guided by his new campaign leadership, the Republican nominee has ordered a full-fledged strategy to court black and Latino voters and is mobilizing scores of minority figures to advocate publicly for his candidacy.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump repeated his pitch to minority voters in Ohio on Aug. 22, asking them "What do you have to lose?" and promising to "straighten it out" in inner cities. (The Washington Post)

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