SFGATE: Minorities hear division in Trump call for unity

Minorities hear division in Trump call for unity
Published on February 01, 2018 at 01:15AM by By ERRIN HAINES WHACK, AP National Writer
President Donald Trump's call for American unity in his first State of the Union address struck an us-versus-them tone for many minorities, raising questions as to what extent Americans are put off by a leader who continually draws criticism as bigoted and xenophobic. For many people of color, Trump's address before Congress on Tuesday night hardly reflected a shift in his ideology or his bruising style of governance. It was not lost on them that the president simply softened what he's been saying all along, particularly when it comes to immigration, and sought to add a veneer of tolerance by using the stories of people of color to illustrate his points.
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