Vice-president brushes off remarks by Donald Trump in which he said Harris ‘happened to turn Black’ a number of years ago

Kamala Harris has shrugged off Donald Trump’s questioning of her racial identity, saying that it was “the same old show” and that “America deserves better”, at a rally in Texas.

On Wednesday, in an appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), Trump antagonised senior Black journalists and questioned Harris’s race, saying, “She was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage. I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago, when she happened to turn Black.”

His interview, which was meant to last an hour, according to Axios, was cut short after 34 minutes.

  • DoctorWhookah@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    His people arranged it and told him to go, otherwise he would have never been there. Someone in his camp decided it was a good idea.

    • solsangraal@lemmy.zip
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      3 months ago

      “mr dear leader majesty sir, we really need to bring up the black vote numbers”

      “easy, i’ll just tell them harris won’t do anything for them because she’s not actually black!”

      “um…there are multiple problems with that argument sir…”

      “shut up and get me a happy meal”

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        3 months ago

        “shut up and get me a happy meal”

        This is just unrealistic, Big Macs don’t come as a happy meal lol

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        3 months ago

        Close, but he doesn’t need them to vote for him. He just needs them NOT to vote for Harris.