Donald Trump questions Kamala Harris’ ethnicity
Donald Trump wrongly questioned Kamala Harris’ ethnicity at the NABJ event.
July 31, 2024, published at 5:41 PM ET
Donald Trump‘s appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists started off controversially and continued to go downhill.
The Republican candidate, 78, wrongly wondered whether or not he would be vice president Kamala Harris was black – and suggested she had misled voters about her ethnicity, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
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The Republican candidate joined ABC News’ Rachel Scott on stage at the NABJ event in Chicago.
In one of the most shocking answers Trump gave at the NABJ event in Chicago, the ex-president claimed that Harris “happened to go black” in recent years.
The ex-president said, “I didn’t know she was black until a few years ago… and now she wants to be known as black. So I don’t know, is she Indian or is she black? “
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Trump later suggested that Harris had misled voters because he was black.
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Harris’ parents are Indian and Jamaican, making her the first Black and Asian American vice president. In addition, Harris attended Howard University, one of the nation’s most prestigious historically black colleges and universities, where she pledged historically black sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc – and served on the Congressional Black Caucus.
Trump used similar attacks against political rivals Nikki Haley And Barack Obama – whom he accused of not being born in the US, despite both being natural-born US citizens.
ABC newsRachel Scott called out Trump on the racially charged questions.
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Trump criticized Scott for the “very annoying” opening question.
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Scott began by “addressing the elephant in the room,” noting how many critics “didn’t think it was appropriate” for Trump to be interviewed at the event.
Scott cited Trump’s “false claims” about the nationalities of Haley and Obama, his criticism of “four congresswomen of color,” black journalists and prosecutors — and hosting white supremacists at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
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After listing a number of problematic incidents, Scott asked Trump, “So my question, sir, now that you’re asking black supporters to vote for you, why should black voters trust you after you used language like that?”
Trump fired back: “First of all, I don’t think I’ve ever been asked the question, in such a horrible way, a first question. You don’t even say, ‘Hi, how are you? with ABC? Because I think they’re a fake news network, a terrible network. And I think it’s a shame that I came here in a good mood.’
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Trump used similar attacks against Barack Obama and Nikki Haley, whom he falsely accused of not being born in the US
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The ex-president went on to claim that he loved “the black people of this country” as he listed a number of accomplishments, including how he “saved” historically black colleges and universities that had been “stone cold broke.”
“I think it’s a very rude introduction. I’m not sure why you would do something like that. I think it is a very nasty question.”
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It’s no secret that Trump has harbored direct hostility toward ABC News lately. The ex-president lashed out at the network’s followers Joe Biden‘s announcement that he would be stepping aside from his campaign — and appeared to walk back his pledge to debate as he looks set to face Harris.
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