Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Tampa, Florida on August 24. | AP Photo Trump to blacks, Hispanics: You have a right to not get shot

Donald Trump on Wednesday told African-American and Hispanic voters that he would be the best president for them, declaring that they and their children have "a right" not to get shot in the streets.

"The Democratic Party has run nearly every inner city in this country for 50 or 60 years, or in some cases over 100 years. Over 100 years. They've produced only more poverty, only more crime, only more joblessness and broken homes all over the place, at record levels," Trump said in Tampa, Florida, as he asked those at a rally, "What do you have to lose?"


The situation, Trump suggested, "cannot get any worse, and believe me, I'm gonna fix it. I'm gonna make it so good."

"I'll be able to make sure that when you walk down the street in your inner city, or wherever you are, you're not gonna be shot. Your child isn't gonna be shot."

"And I say to the African-American parent: You have a right to walk down the street of your city without having your child or yourself shot, and that's what's happening right now. That's what's happening," Trump said, before adding, "To the Hispanic parent, you have a right to walk outside without being shot. You have a right to good education for your child. You have a right to own your home. You have a right to have a good job."

Trump has offered similar lines in recent rallies, remarking to a crowd in Ohio on Monday night that people will "be able to walk down the street without getting shot," without mentioning it as a right.

If Clinton gets your vote, Trump remarked, speaking to the African-American and Hispanic voters, "she's gonna do nothing." Continuing to speculate about Clinton's health, Trump added, "and you know the truth, she doesn't have the stamina to do it even if she wanted to, believe me."

"I am asking for the honor of your vote so I can fight for you, that's African-Americans, that's Hispanic, and that's all Americans. We're gonna make it better. Much, much better," Trump said, remarking that "Hispanic citizens have been suffering under this president, too."

Trump added that he would "fight to give every Hispanic citizen in this country a much better future, a much better life."

"And they know it," Trump said. "And they know it."