In a bid to attract Black and other minority voters, members of Donald Trump's inner circle are ramping up their efforts, with a leading candidate for Vice President making false claims about Joe Biden's stance on school segregation. During an appearance on CNN's State of the Union show, Tim Scott, the US senator from South Carolina and a potential running mate for Trump, accused President Biden of supporting educational segregation.

Scott, who is African American, asserted that "We need four more years of common sense under Donald Trump, and not four more years of segregation under Joe Biden." When questioned about the severity of his claim by CNN host Dana Bash, Scott attempted to justify it by citing the elimination of charter schools under Biden, which he claimed was leading to the resegregation of schools across the country.

However, Scott's claims are not supported by the facts. Charter schools, which receive federal government grants through the Charter Schools Program, have been allocated $440 million annually, a level that has remained unchanged under the Trump administration since 2019. Furthermore, recent research conducted by sociologists at Stanford University and the University of Southern California reveals that charter schools have actually played a role in the revival of school segregation over the past three decades.

In recent weeks, President Trump has been making a concerted effort to sway Black voters away from their traditional support for the Democratic party. His rally in the overwhelmingly Democratic South Bronx, home to a predominantly Black and Hispanic population, was an overt attempt to win over these communities. Trump spoke about the impact of illegal immigrants on minority communities, claiming that African Americans and Hispanic Americans were being "slaughtered."

It appears that the Trump campaign's efforts may be yielding some results. Recent opinion polls indicate an increase in Trump's support among these demographics, with 18% of Black voters leaning towards Trump, compared to the 8% who voted for him in 2020, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.

In response to this apparent shift, the Biden campaign has launched negative political advertisements accusing Trump of a history of racism. One such ad highlighted Trump's involvement in the Central Park Five case, where Black men were wrongfully convicted of rape in 1989. Trump had taken out a full-page advertisement in local newspapers at the time, calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty.

As the race for the presidency heats up, the battle for minority voters' support continues to intensify. With false claims about school segregation and accusations of racism, both campaigns are seeking to sway the opinions of these key demographic groups ahead of the upcoming election.