Trump Pledges to Expand Opportunity for Every Race

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
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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.”