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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Donald J. Trump on Thursday expressed regret for making statements that have “caused personal pain,” a rare display of contrition that followed the shake-up of his campaign’s leadership this week.CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Donald J. Trump on Thursday expressed regret for making statements that have “caused personal pain,” a rare display of contrition that followed the shake-up of his campaign’s leadership this week.
“Sometimes, in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don’t choose the right words or you say the wrong thing,” Mr. Trump said. “I have done that. And believe it or not, I regret it.”“Sometimes, in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don’t choose the right words or you say the wrong thing,” Mr. Trump said. “I have done that. And believe it or not, I regret it.”
The crowd gathered at a convention center here responded by chanting Mr. Trump’s name, and he gave them a thumbs-up.The crowd gathered at a convention center here responded by chanting Mr. Trump’s name, and he gave them a thumbs-up.
“And I do regret it, particularly where it may have caused personal pain,” Mr. Trump added. “Too much is at stake for us to be consumed with these issues.”“And I do regret it, particularly where it may have caused personal pain,” Mr. Trump added. “Too much is at stake for us to be consumed with these issues.”
Mr. Trump’s statement of regret, in a prepared speech in which he spoke of a “New American Future,” seemed to be a step toward trying to recover from a number of public quarrels and other episodes that have damaged his campaign, including a dispute with the family of an American Muslim soldier who was killed in Iraq.Mr. Trump’s statement of regret, in a prepared speech in which he spoke of a “New American Future,” seemed to be a step toward trying to recover from a number of public quarrels and other episodes that have damaged his campaign, including a dispute with the family of an American Muslim soldier who was killed in Iraq.
But he did not specify what he regretted, offer specific apologies or linger on the subject. And in his campaign, Mr. Trump has at times sounded restrained and on-message, only to quickly revert to his more pugilistic nature. But in his speech, which he read off a teleprompter, he did not specify what he regretted, offer specific apologies or linger on the subject. In his campaign, Mr. Trump has at times sounded restrained and on-message, only to quickly revert to his more pugilistic nature.
Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee, had previously warned about the prospect of Mr. Trump trying to change his ways, concerned that voters who had been turned off by his inflammatory comments on a variety of subjects might look favorably on signs of contrition. Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee, had previously warned about the prospect of Mr. Trump trying to change his ways, concerned that voters who had been turned off by his inflammatory comments on a variety of subjects might look favorably on any tempering of Mr. Trump’s tone.
“There is no other Donald Trump,” Mrs. Clinton said at an event in Florida this month about the prospects he could temper his tone. “What you see is what you get.” “There is no other Donald Trump,” Mrs. Clinton said at an event in Florida this month. “What you see is what you get.”
The rally here was Mr. Trump’s first since he announced new leadership on Wednesday for his struggling campaign, the second overhaul in the last two months.The rally here was Mr. Trump’s first since he announced new leadership on Wednesday for his struggling campaign, the second overhaul in the last two months.
Mr. Trump installed a firebrand conservative media executive, Stephen K. Bannon, the executive chairman of the news website Breitbart.com, as the chief executive of his campaign. He also elevated a pollster and strategist who was already advising him, Kellyanne Conway, to serve as campaign manager. The moves were seen as signals that with less than three months left before Election Day, Mr. Trump does not intend to change his contentious approach. Mr. Trump installed Stephen K. Bannon, the executive chairman of the website Breitbart News, as the chief executive of his campaign. He also elevated a pollster and strategist who was already advising him, Kellyanne Conway, to serve as campaign manager. The moves were seen as signals that with less than three months left before Election Day, Mr. Trump does not intend to change his contentious approach.
The personnel moves come as polls show Mrs. Clinton leading in critical swing states, including in North Carolina. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll conducted this month found that Mrs. Clinton held a nine-point lead in the state.The personnel moves come as polls show Mrs. Clinton leading in critical swing states, including in North Carolina. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll conducted this month found that Mrs. Clinton held a nine-point lead in the state.
In his speech on Thursday, Mr. Trump repeated a pledge he made on Tuesday outside Milwaukee that in his administration, “every American will be treated equally, protected equally, and honored equally.” In his speech on Thursday, Mr. Trump said that in his administration “every American will be treated equally, protected equally, and honored equally,” echoing a pledge he made on Tuesday outside Milwaukee.
During his speech in Wisconsin, he made a direct appeal to African-Americans and did so again on Thursday, targeting a demographic that makes up about a third of the population in Charlotte. During that speech in Wisconsin, he made a direct appeal to African-Americans. He did so again on Thursday, targeting a demographic that makes up about one-third of the population in Charlotte.
“If African-American voters give Donald Trump a chance by giving me their vote, the result for them will be amazing,” he said.“If African-American voters give Donald Trump a chance by giving me their vote, the result for them will be amazing,” he said.
The crowd, which was almost entirely white, applauded. The crowd, which was almost entirely white, cheered and applauded.