GABE GUTIERREZ: The president's visit comes as his support among black voters is slipping. In 2020 he carried 92% of that group. But a recent NBC News poll shows just 61% would now choose him over a Republican.
Do you think that the Biden administration is taking the black vote for granted?
FLETCHER SMITH: Yes. His staff is.
GUTIERREZ: Fletcher Smith worked with the Biden campaign in 2020. Now, he says he's very concerned about black voters staying home this November.
SMITH: That administration looks like they don't want the black vote. I mean, you've got to speak to the black people.
GUTIERREZ: Maurice Washington is a conservative who thinks the president focusing on threats to democracy won't work.
MAURICE WASHINGTON: It has nothing to do with bringing the country together.
GUTIERREZ: We spoke with a group of voters who want the president to do more on student debt relief and police reform.
VOTER 1: I just feel like it's been a lot of broken promises.
VOTER 2: I think the main issue for me right now is feeling like I am a priority for the people that are in charge.
VOTER 3: It's clear based on what the people are asking for that he's not here to serve us.
GUTIERREZ: The Biden campaign insists the president has taken action on those issues. The question now, Lester: will voters give him credit for it.
HOLT: All right. Gabe Gutierrez, thank you.