U.S. presidential candidate Trump praises 'stop-and-frisk' police tactic


Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump delivers remarks as he rallies with supporters in Toledo, Ohio, U.S., September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would consider using "stop-and-frisk" policing methods to cut crime if elected, according to two people who attended a Fox News "town hall" taping at a predominantly African-American church in Cleveland.

With the race tightening between Trump and Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton in the final weeks before the Nov. 8 election, the Republican candidate recently began wooing African-American voters.

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