The Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden goes on offense MORE campaign Thursday slammed Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE's "shameful and cowardly" attempt to reach out to black voters.

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The campaign was responding to a report that Trump's team is carefully scripting his upcoming interview with a black pastor. He will make his first visit to a black church Saturday but will not address the congregation.

"Donald Trump's latest gimmick to act as if he cares about the black community is downright shameful, insulting and cowardly," Marlon Marshall, Hillary for America's director of state campaigns and political engagement, wrote in a statement.

"After 14 months of neglecting us, Donald Trump is once again dodging substantive conversations and ducking questions about the issues that impact our community. Not surprisingly, Trump's ignorance on issues like the economy, criminal justice reform, the meaning of quality health care or systemic racism, has forced him to resort to scripted conversations and staged engagements with our communities."

The New York Times reported Thursday that Trump's aides have written out responses for the interview with Detroit Bishop Wayne T. Jackson.

"The problem is, our community can see through this: outreach to African Americans cannot be scripted; leaders ought to be prepared to address the hard truths about race and justice in our country," Marshall wrote.

"And Trump’s discomfort on addressing these issues only reinforces that he’s unfit to be our president."