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.

  • PorradaVFR@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Heā€™s not going to win on ideas, policy or record against her but if the narrative becomes ā€œshe lied about her raceā€ those issues arenā€™t in the narrative.

    Heā€™s an awful human being but heā€™s media savvy.

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      3 months ago

      if the narrative becomes ā€œshe lied about her raceā€

      true. keep everyone on the defensive and make them waste time debunking bullshit

      but heā€™s media savvy.

      gotta disagree. heā€™s an awful human being and his cult followers are just dumb enough to lap up all his bullshit like hogs at the trough

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        3 months ago

        Thats the thing - he knows how to shovel the BS.

        He has the rubes thinking that a guy who literally shits on a gold toilet understands and gives a shit about them. They think heā€™s tough when heā€™s an epic whinerā€¦he knows how to con people and the media just parrots his shit because ratings matter more than truth and he knows it.