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“The African-American community was so great to me in this election” – Says Donald Trump as he Pledges to Unite America

President-elect Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd after speaking at U.S. Bank Arena on December 1, 2016 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Trump took time off from selecting the cabinet for his incoming administration to celebrate his victory in the general election.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has acknowledged the contributions of the African-Americans to his election, saying they gave him the highest votes they had ever given a Republican nominee in recent times.
Trump, at a âThank youâ tour of Ohio, said the African-Americans had nothing to lose in his presidency.
âRemember when I was making speeches, I said ‘what a hell do you (African-Americans) have to lose?’ The African-American community was so great to me in this election; they were so great to me; amazing! I couldnât believe it that I saw them in their large numbers and every week, âboom, boom, boomâ. And I got up added up to a number thatâs higher than all of the Republican candidates for years and it was great!,â he said.
While addressing the cheering crowd, the president-elect again pledged to unite Americans, noting the divisive presidential campaigns between him and Democrat Hillary Clinton.
âWe are not going to be divided for long, I have always brought people together; I know you find that hard to believe. But we are going to bring our country together, we will come together and we will get the job done properly,â he pledged.
Trump, who lost the popular vote but won the Electoral College, said: âwe won a landslide, we won bigâ, condemning prejudice and hatred that had arisen from his election.
âWe condemn bigotry and prejudice in all of its forms; we denounce all of the hatred and we forcefully reject the language of exclusion and separation. We are going to come together; we have no choice, we have to and it is better,â the president-elect said.
Trump, who used the tour to roll out his plans in office, promised to fulfil his campaign promises.
He re-emphasised that he would repeal and replace the âObamacareâ.
The president-elect also pledged to reduce taxes for companies and the working class saying, âweâre going to massively lower taxes and make America the best place to do businessâ.
Trump promised to usher in a new industrial revolution saying, âweâre going to bring jobs back to Americansâ and âweâre going to have a simple rule: buy America and hire Americaâ.
âOn defence, we will begin a major national effort to rebuild our badly battered military. We have no choice; we want a strong military and we donât have to use them, although we will destroy ISIS,â he said.
The president-elect also pledged to reform Americaâs foreign policy, saying âwe will stop overthrowing regimes and stop changing governments; our goal is to promote peace in the world.
Trump also said that âwe will finally end illegal migration; we will construct great walls at our bordersâ to keep out criminal cartels and drug traffickers from entering the country. We will ask Congress to reform our visa and immigration programmes to protect jobs and wages for American workersâ.
He said: âwe donât want another Nice, we donât want another Orlando and we donât like what is happening in Germany. We donât want refugees, we already have enough problemsâ.
The president-elect, however, said the change was not going to be easy but urged Americans to âbe the agent of good and positive change for our countryâ.
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