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The Republican presidential nominee has spent the past few days making an appeal to African-American voters. He seems to be refining the message, and in the latest in a series of scripted speeches on Saturday, he acknowledged the GOP's struggle to win over black voters.

"I fully recognize that outreach to the African-American community is an area where the Republican Party must do better. The GOP is the party of Lincoln, and I want our party to be the home of the African-American vote once again," Trump told supporters during a rally in Fredericksburg, Va.

It's the fourth consecutive speech in which Trump has specifically called on African-Americans to join him.

During a Friday night rally in Michigan, Trump similarly claimed that Democrats have been taking advantage of African-American voters. But he framed his argument in a much harsher light, asking black voters what they have to lose by voting for him.

"You’re living in poverty; your schools are no good; you have no jobs; 58 percent of your youth is unemployed. What the hell do you have to lose?" Trump said Friday.

"At the end of four years, I guarantee you that I will get 95 percent of the African-American vote, I promise you, because I will produce for the inner cities and I will produce for the African-Americans, and the Democrats will not produce, and all they've done is taken advantage of your votes."