Trump Pledges to Expand Opportunity for Every Race

President Donald Trump with first lady Melania Trump, left, Vice President Mike Pence, right, and his wife Karen Pence, speaks during a National African American History Month reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on Feb. 21, 2019. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo

President Donald Trump is pledging to expand opportunity for Americans of every race, religion, and creed as he commemorates Black History Month.

Speaking to hundreds at a White House reception on Feb. 21, Trump boasted about the economy and said the unemployment rate for African-Americans is at its “lowest ever.”