Trump seeks to win over New York black and Latino voters

Mr Trump has increasingly attempted to make inroads with minority communities in the hopes they can make a difference in crucial swing states.

Mr Biden and Mr Trump are locked in a tight race ahead of the 5 November election.

In April, during a break from his criminal hush-money trial in New York, Mr Trump stopped by a Harlem corner store.

He also spoke at a gala for the Black Conservative Federation, an organisation that works to expand Republican support with black voters, and has hired a black media director, Janiyah Thomas.

But there have been missteps.

In February, he was criticised for saying that his four criminal indictments boost his appeal with black Americans because they see him as a victim of discrimination.

A recent New York Times and Sienna poll, external indicated that Mr Trump is beating Mr Biden in five battleground states, in part due to black and Latino voters drifting away from the Democratic party.

President Biden has taken notice – that bloc was crucial to his win in 2020 – and has spent millions of dollars in targeted advertising blitzes.

Young voters and non-white voters appear to be losing faith in Mr Biden and the Democrats as they grow frustrated with issues like inflation and the White House’s support for Israel.

During President Biden’s recent commencement address at Morehouse University, a historically black college, several graduates turned their backs on the president during the ceremony in protest of hos handling of the war in Gaza.