A supporter of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wears a shirt emblazoned with images of the politician as he is interviewed at a campaign rally in Greensboro, North Carolina on June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Supporters of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump are more likely to describe African Americans as "criminal," "unintelligent," "lazy" and "violent" than voters who backed some Republican rivals in the primaries or who support Democratic contender Hillary Clinton, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll.
Ahead of the Nov. 8 election to replace Barack Obama, the first black U.S. president, the poll also showed significant numbers of Americans in both the Republican and Democratic parties view blacks more negatively than whites, harbour anxiety about living in diverse neighbourhoods and are concerned that affirmative action policies discriminate against whites.
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