Trump Supporter Tweets Cartoon Of Hillary Clinton In Blackface
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Donald Trump is dealing with a new controversy as he is set to give a policy speech on immigration on Wednesday.
CBS2's Alice Gainer reported Pastor Mark Burns, a supporter of the Republican presidential nominee, tweeted a cartoon of Hillary Clinton in blackface, and accused her of pandering to minority voters.
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Burns later apologized for what he called an "offensive" image.
I'm so sorry for the offensive #Blackface image of @HillaryClinton but stand by the message that we Blacks ARE being Used by #Dems for VOTES
— Pastor Mark Burns (@pastormarkburns) August 30, 2016
This comes as Trump is trying to reach out to minority voters after Clinton's claims his campaign is appealing to white nationalist groups.
A recent poll shows just 2 percent of African-Americans and 7 percent of Hispanics give Trump favorable ratings.
"The Trump campaign feels like Trump's next big con," Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine said. "Donald Trump, it's time for you to come clean: release tax returns, explain your business interests, start telling the truth."
Trump is dealing with this as new questions surround recent statements he's made on immigration that conflict with his original pledge to deport every undocumented immigrant.
"He hasn't talked about that in a very long time," said Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway.
However, Trump tweeted that he will still build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
"From day one I said that I was going to build a great wall on the SOUTHERN BORDER, and much more. Stop illegal immigration. Watch Wednesday!" Trump tweeted.
Trump is also distancing himself from prominent white nationalist David Duke, who is running for Senate in Louisiana. Robocalls Duke recorded pitch both his and Trump's campaign.
The Trump campaign condemned the calls.
Clinton is still dealing with her own controversy surrounding her emails as the State Department told a judge that about 30 emails involving the 2012 Benghazi, Libya, attack are among the thousands of emails recovered from the private server she used while secretary of state.
Government lawyers said some of those emails were not among those previously provided by Clinton.
They said they will need until the end of September to review and redact potentially classified information before releasing them.