Biden asks NAACP crowd what they think Trump would have done if January 6 rioters were black

President Joe Biden sharpened his racially-charged attack on former President Donald Trump during Sunday night's annual NAACP Detroit Branch Freedom Fund dinner.

'What do you think he would have done on January 6 if black Americans had stormed the Capitol?' Biden asked - as members of the crowd collectively gasped. 

The president then added, 'No, I'm serious. What do you think? I can only imagine,' as Trump has long promised to pardon those involved in the 2021 Capitol attack if he's elected to a second term in November. 

Biden's appearance at the 5,000-strong Detroit dinner capped off two days of travel dedicated to outreach to black voters in two key swing states - Georgia and Michigan. 

Earlier, Biden was the keynote speaker at Morehouse College in Atlanta and hit Trump on his record on race there too.

President Joe Biden sharpened his racial attack on former President Donald Trump during Sunday night's annual NAACP Detroit Branch Freedom Fund dinner asking the crowd what would have happened had the January 6 rioters been black 

President Joe Biden (left) receives the NAACP award from Reverend Wendell Anthony (right), President of the Detroit NAACP branch, during the NAACP Detroit Branch annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit on Sunday

At attendee at Sunday evening's NAACP dinner in Detroit - which attracted a crowd of about 5,000 guests - snaps a photo as President Joe Biden and other Democratic politicians addressed the crowd 

Without saying Trump's name he pointed out how the former president called the January 6 rioters holding Confederate flags 'patriots' and noted how they beat up black police officers and veterans that day, calling them the N-word.  

'Extremists close the doors of opportunity, strike down affirmative action, attack the values of diversity, equality and inclusion,' he said. 

'They don't see you in the future of America, but they're wrong,'  Biden continued. 'We know black history is American history. We know black men are going to lead us into the future.' 

In Michigan, the president told NAACP members he told the black men graduating from Morehouse that, 'I saw them, I heard them, the nation needs them, they're the future of this country.'  

He credited voters of color for electing him - and predicted they would do so again. 

'You're the reason Donald Trump is the defeated former president,' Biden said. 

'You're the reason Donald Trump is going to be the loser again,' the president added to cheers. 

President Joe Biden spent Saturday and Sunday on the road at events focused at attracting black voters. He's photographed arriving to speak at Sunday evening's AACP Detroit Branch annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was one of President Joe Biden's opening acts at the Detroit Branch NAACP annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit Sunday night 

The Democrat also touted his own record on racial diversity - including pointing to the appointment of the first black female Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.  

'Let me ask you, who do you think he'll put on the Supreme Court?' Biden asked. 'Do you think he'll put someone on with a brain?'

Biden again used the language that Trump 'snapped' after being defeated in the 2020 election and became 'unhinged' - pushing that a second Trump term would be worse than the first.

'I don't feel tired. I feel inspired! he said, opening up his speech. 

Trump's nickname for his Democratic rival is 'Sleepy Joe.' 

'My name is Joe Biden, and I'm a lifetime member of the NAACP,' Biden also said, later explaining that as young man the Delaware Democratic Party was too pro-segregation, which compelled him to get involved in Civil Rights. 

A number of Michigan Democrats were on hand - with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Sen. Carl Levin giving opening remarks and retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow sitting at the dais.  

Reps. Debbie Dingell, Elissa Slotkin and Shri Thanedar were spotted in the crowd.

President Joe Biden briefly spoke to supporters at CRED Cafe Sunday in Detroit, Michigan.  It's owned by the Crawford family including NBA players Joe and Jordan Crawford and is a coffee shop by day and a speakeasy at night

President Joe Biden poses for a photo Sunday during a campaign stop in Detroit, Michigan at CRED Cafe. He took a lighter touch with former President Donald Trump than he has at recent appearances 

Earlier in Detroit, the president dropped by CRED Cafe, owned by the Crawford family, including NBA players Joe and Jordan Crawford, and is a coffee shop by day and a speakeasy at night. 

The president worked the room and was more diplomatic about Trump than he has been at recent appearances.

At CRED, Biden swatted at Trump for all the rollbacks the Republican has planned.

'The bottom line is the guy we're running against wants to back up all the prospects - all the progress we've made,' the president said. 

'This guy's a different breed of cat, not your typical Republican,' Biden also said. 

The president has been on the road since Saturday on a two swing-state swing - attending events with voters in both Georgia and Michigan.