Vice-president brushes off remarks by Donald Trump in which he said Harris ā€˜happened to turn Blackā€™ a number of years ago

Kamala Harris has shrugged off Donald Trumpā€™sĀ questioning of her racial identity, saying that it was ā€œthe same old showā€ and that ā€œAmerica deserves betterā€, at a rally in Texas.

On Wednesday, in anĀ appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), Trump antagonised senior Black journalists and questioned Harrisā€™s race, saying, ā€œShe was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage. I didnā€™t know she was Black until a number of years ago, when she happened to turn Black.ā€

His interview, which was meant to last an hour,Ā according toĀ 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

      ā€œmr dear leader majesty sir, we really need to bring up the black vote numbersā€

      ā€œeasy, iā€™ll just tell them harris wonā€™t do anything for them because sheā€™s not actually black!ā€

      ā€œumā€¦there are multiple problems with that argument sirā€¦ā€

      ā€œshut up and get me a happy mealā€

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        3 months ago

        ā€œshut up and get me a happy mealā€

        This is just unrealistic, Big Macs donā€™t come as a happy meal lol

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        3 months ago

        Close, but he doesnā€™t need them to vote for him. He just needs them NOT to vote for Harris.