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Vice President Kamala Harris commented on Former President Donald Trump’s interview at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) saying it was a display of 'divisiveness and disrespect' at a gathering of the back sorority in Houston on Wednesday.
"Today, we were given yet another reminder. This afternoon, Donald Trump spoke at the annual meeting of the National Association of Black Journalists, and it was the same old show, the divisiveness and the disrespect. Let me just say, the American people deserve better," she stated.
The remarks came after an interview by Trump on Wednesday at the NABJ annual convention in Chicago in which he alleged that Harris used her black heritage to win voters.
"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. So, I don't know, is she Indian or is she Black?" Trump said.
"She was Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden she made a turn, and she went - she became a Black person," the former president added.
59-year-old Harris is reportedly the daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother. She attended Howard University, and was a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority established by African American college-educated women.
The Sigma Gamma Rho sorority, which she addressed, is part of the Divine Nine, a group of nine historically Black fraternities and sororities.
Houston is the Democratic front-runner’s third campaign stop since President Joe Biden quit the race on Sunday, July 21, and endorsed his VP Kamala Harris. It followed months of health concerns and media scrutiny over his cognitive abilities, which escalated following a much-criticised debate with Trump. The White House consistently denied he had health issues.
'Divisiveness and disrespect' - Harris criticises Trump’s interview with National Association of Black Journalists
Vice President Kamala Harris commented on Former President Donald Trump’s interview at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) saying it was a display of 'divisiveness and disrespect' at a gathering of the back sorority in Houston on Wednesday.
"Today, we were given yet another reminder. This afternoon, Donald Trump spoke at the annual meeting of the National Association of Black Journalists, and it was the same old show, the divisiveness and the disrespect. Let me just say, the American people deserve better," she stated.
The remarks came after an interview by Trump on Wednesday at the NABJ annual convention in Chicago in which he alleged that Harris used her black heritage to win voters.
"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. So, I don't know, is she Indian or is she Black?" Trump said.
"She was Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden she made a turn, and she went - she became a Black person," the former president added.
59-year-old Harris is reportedly the daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother. She attended Howard University, and was a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority established by African American college-educated women.
The Sigma Gamma Rho sorority, which she addressed, is part of the Divine Nine, a group of nine historically Black fraternities and sororities.
Houston is the Democratic front-runner’s third campaign stop since President Joe Biden quit the race on Sunday, July 21, and endorsed his VP Kamala Harris. It followed months of health concerns and media scrutiny over his cognitive abilities, which escalated following a much-criticised debate with Trump. The White House consistently denied he had health issues.
Mandatory credit: The White House
Vice President Kamala Harris commented on Former President Donald Trump’s interview at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) saying it was a display of 'divisiveness and disrespect' at a gathering of the back sorority in Houston on Wednesday.
"Today, we were given yet another reminder. This afternoon, Donald Trump spoke at the annual meeting of the National Association of Black Journalists, and it was the same old show, the divisiveness and the disrespect. Let me just say, the American people deserve better," she stated.
The remarks came after an interview by Trump on Wednesday at the NABJ annual convention in Chicago in which he alleged that Harris used her black heritage to win voters.
"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. So, I don't know, is she Indian or is she Black?" Trump said.
"She was Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden she made a turn, and she went - she became a Black person," the former president added.
59-year-old Harris is reportedly the daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother. She attended Howard University, and was a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority established by African American college-educated women.
The Sigma Gamma Rho sorority, which she addressed, is part of the Divine Nine, a group of nine historically Black fraternities and sororities.
Houston is the Democratic front-runner’s third campaign stop since President Joe Biden quit the race on Sunday, July 21, and endorsed his VP Kamala Harris. It followed months of health concerns and media scrutiny over his cognitive abilities, which escalated following a much-criticised debate with Trump. The White House consistently denied he had health issues.