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GOP Does Not Like Trump Attack On Kamala?

Trump Sparks Controversy Over Comments on Harris’s Identity

Trump ignited a backlash when he questioned Kamala Harris’s Black identity, noting her Black and Indian descent.

“I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago, when she happened to turn Black, and now she wants to be known as Black,” Trump said during the National Association of Black Journalists’ convention, referring to Harris. “So I don’t know, is she Indian or is she Black?”

He also suggested that Harris “could be” a “DEI hire,” referring to diversity, equity, and inclusion, a term some Republicans have used pejoratively against her.

When CNN host Kaitlan Collins asked Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) about Trump’s remarks, Cotton redirected the focus to Harris and her political history.

“And he also said either — either is fine. Both is fine. He loves African Americans. He loves Indian Americans. He loves all Americans,” Cotton said. “The point is that we don’t know where she stands politically because she spent her entire life as a dangerous San Francisco liberal, and now in the last 10 days, she’s tried to flip flop on every single position.”

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), Trump’s running mate, also commented on Trump’s remarks, calling them “hysterical.”

“I think he pointed out the fundamental chameleon-like nature of Kamala Harris,” Vance said. “And you guys saw yesterday, she was in Georgia, and she put on a southern accent for a Georgia audience. She grew up in Vancouver. What the hell is going on here? She is not who she pretends to be.”

Both Republicans and Democrats expressed mixed reactions to Trump’s comments, which come less than 100 days before the election. With Black voters playing a crucial role, Trump’s remarks have raised questions about their potential impact on his standing with this demographic in November.


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