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Associated Press: Trump Downplayed ‘Legacy Of Slavery In Appeal To White Voters’ In Constitution Day Speech

Eric Quintanar
Associated Press: Trump Downplayed ‘Legacy Of Slavery In Appeal To White Voters’ In Constitution Day Speech
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The Associated Press has accused President Donald Trump of appealing to white voters and downplaying the legacy of slavery in the United States during his Constitution Day speech at the National Archives on Thursday.

Under the headline “Trump downplays legacy of slavery in appeal to white voters,” AP reported that the president’s speech Thursday amounted to “a defense of white culture and a denunciation of Democrats, the media and others who he accused of trying to indoctrinate school children and shame their parents’ ‘whiteness.’”

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