Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear.

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is in Detroit today where she appeared on a top show,

town hall-style meeting with a popular radio host Charlemagne

the God with a message aimed at young black men it comes as Harris is appearing in

a number of swing states including Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Harris making the case that on issues large and small, she's a better choice for black Americans

than Donald Trump.

It's about, you know, some people would say this lofty notion of supporting and preserving our democracy

but it is about real issues that affect people every day like whether we're going to maintain a $35 cap on insulin for our seniors, whether

we're going to continue to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices to bring them down,

whether we are going to have, as opponent would have a formalized stop and

frisk policy.

Harris hoping with her appearance to gain traction with black men a group she's

had some difficulty in reaching.

Former President Donald Trump refused to confirm whether he has spoken with Russian

leader Vladimir Putin since leaving office, but in a sit-down today with Bloomberg News,

Trump said it would be a quote smart thing if he did

more from NPR's Eric McDaniel in his new book journalist Bob Woodward cites an

aid to the former president who says Trump has had as many as seven calls with

Putin since leaving office.

Trump, who's previously denied the conversations,

offered a non-response in this latest interview.

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