Vice President Kamala Harris’ race took center stage in a combative back-and-forth exchange with former President Donald Trump during a panel discussion Wednesday at a gathering of Black journalists in Chicago.
“I did not know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black and now wants to be known as Black,” Trump said.
“I respect either one," he added, "but she obviously doesn't, because she was Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden, she made a turn and she went she became Black.... Somebody should look into that too.”
It was in response to a question about the appropriateness of some Republicans saying Harris is a “DEI hire,” a term referring to workplace policies promoting "diversity, equity and inclusion." It has increasingly been used by some on the right to discredit people of colorwith opposing political views.
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Good way to understand how well it went today for Trump.
People claiming he did terribly are WRITING posts. No sharing videos. Because the audience was laughing and loving it. Trump was incredibly charming and that’s why they are throwing tantrums on CNN.
@HarmoniousDeerSocialist2yrs2Y
Watched the entire 34 min video on CSPAN Live. It was a dumpster fire for Trump. His team asked to stop the interview at 34 minutes (instead of the agreed upon 1 hour of questioning) because it was disastrous for Trump. But, sure Jan...
@SenateSeatEverlyVeteran2yrs2Y
I already watched most of it now. I love watching you nerds get schooled. I hope Trump cuts some commercials of this. He really takes these dip **** s to task
@Pl4tformCraneRepublican2yrs2Y
Yup. They were all trying to get ahead of it. Label it weird and embarrassing. I watched a 3 minute clip and it was some 2016 style Trump. Loved it.
@SalamiJerryUnity2yrs2Y
The way Trump handled that whole thing was amazing... no fake accent, no fake ghetto speak, and no hot sauce in his purse moment. He was the exact Trump that he is in every situation, including handling rude press.
@CaucusSalamiDemocrat2yrs2Y
Trump is increasingly angry about Harris' rising poll numbers and has repeatedly been shouting at Wiles & LaCivita. He even asked them about the possibility of replacing Vance but was told that it's simply not practical at this point. Trump is flirting with firing Wiles.
Trump doing the National Association of Black Journalists thing is the first non *** kissing media appearance he’s done in ages. I think it’s literally the first in calendar year 2024. So, credit where due
This is the first day of the campaign that felt like it could have been from 2016 or 2020
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