Donald Trump Promises to 'Take Care of Our African American People' (Video)

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Donald Trump Promises to 'Take Care of Our African American People'
That one word in a speech to a crowd of mostly white supporters in Westchester, N.Y., by the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, lit up Twitter: "our." 
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Donald Trump Promises to 'Take Care of Our African American People'

That one word in a speech to a crowd of mostly white supporters in Westchester, N.Y., by the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, lit up Twitter: "our."

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