With First Debate Looming, Trump Aims Message At Minority Voters

Published September 5, 2016 at 1:06 PM EDT

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, center, looks on during a church service at Great Faith Ministries, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in Detroit. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are preparing for what’s being billed as the marquee moment of the long campaign season: the first presidential debate, which will take place on September 26 in New York.

Trump spent Saturday visiting a black church in Detroit. The move was aimed less at trying to win over the black vote, but instead at cooling claims that he’s insensitive to minorities.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young discusses the latest news from the campaign trail with NPR’s Ron Elving.

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Ron Elving, NPR senior Washington editor and correspondent. He tweets @NPRrelving.

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