Trump leaning on race issue to win second term

NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump has placed racial animus at the center of his reelection campaign, and even some of his critics believe it could deliver him a second term.

Every successful modern presidential campaign in the United States has been built on the notion of addition, winning over voters beyond core supporters. But Trump has chosen division on the belief that a polarized country will simply choose sides over issues like race.

He intensified his attacks on Wednesday, blasting four young congresswomen of color during a rally in Greenville, North Carolina. The crowd responded by chanting "Send her back!", echoing Trump's weekend tweet in which he said the lawmakers, all US citizens, should "go back" to the country where they came from.