The Latest: Trump blasts efforts to address systemic racism

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
5:55 p.m.
President Donald Trump is intensifying efforts to appeal to his core base of white voters by downplaying the historical legacy of slavery in the United States and blasting efforts to address systemic racism as divisive.
The president spoke Thursday at the National Archives to commemorate the 233rd anniversary of the signing of the Constitution. His speech amounted to a defense of white culture and a