Trump’s long history with Black people

Former president Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Vice President Harris of once hiding Black heritage she has routinely highlighted in her career, escalating his attacks on her racial identity in a combative interview with Black reporters.

Trump drew audible gasps and disbelieving laughter over the roughly 35-minute sit-down session as he berated a Black reporter who pressed him about past offensive comments, falsely claimed that undocumented immigrants were “taking” attendees’ votes, and suggested Harris “was Indian all the way” before “all of a sudden she made a turn” and “became a Black person.”

By the end of the day, Trump had renewed his broadsides, with a social media post that suggested Harris, who is Black and Indian American, had rejected her Black identity because she once described herself as Indian while discussing Indian food.

Harris — who belongs to a historically Black sorority — condemned Trump’s comments in a Wednesday night speech to a crowd of Black women at another sorority’s convention. “It was the same old show — the divisiveness and the disrespect, and let me just say, the American people deserve better,” she said.

[melifer]

A room full of black ladies laughing their asses off at him was very cathartic.

[Cjaj]

The man with a history of racism and unprofessionalism said something racist and unprofessional. I'm shocked

[its_lemon_]

Let's not forget how he said that he believed "laziness is a trait in blacks"

[danielkidder]

I watched, glad to know it was just a couple loud dudes in the front.

[thl]

American folk singer Woody Guthrie had a song "Old Man Trump" about Trump's father refusing to let black people rent in his buildings in New York. Donald was his father's number 2 at the time. They were successfully sued by the DOJ for violating the Fair Housing Act. It's crazy how we don't talk about this more!!!

[goshdarnchicken]

New York Times still owes the Central Park 5 a page long apology

[DevastatingArtist]

Yea alot knew how it go down with Trump and the black community

The two in the front were Kanye and Uncle Ruckus. 😂

[ashenmoonclash]

The hilarious part is conservatives now trying to say Jamaicans aren't black😂

[vickialway]

It's really pathetic that people think the way he disrespects people and his racial remarks are the right way to treat everyone who they think is different. It's sad. 😢🤨😢

[deathbloom]

It was truly embarrassing. I had to pause so many times because of the secondhand embarrassment, I couldn't believe this man thought these things were appropriate to say. He didn't answer a single question honestly or genuinely, he ranted and raved while circling around the question, it's no wonder he was trying not to debate VP Harris.

I'm tired of these entitled, clueless geriatrics.

[beck]

Ponder this: he was sued for race-based discrimination in 1973 - that’s before 33 years’ worth of eligible voters were even born.

[MidgarMerc]

I desperately need to know who those two plants at the front row were. Because in my head it's just two real life copies of Uncle Ruckus from The Boondocks

[matthewferguson]

Great, but simultaneously terrifying, round-up of not just his recent comments but the historical background to them as well.

And nice haircut, Dave!

[lemontreemedia]

As a person from the caribbean. Some Americans don't understand the idea of being a mixed person. I think this proved a part of my point

[SentryDoesRetro]

wow... JD Vance really doesn't want the VP if he's gonna post pieces like this about his boss...

[janar]

I am full on flabbergasted that anyone would still vote for that guy. I do not get it 😕

[veronicadoggone]

I knew trump's VP wasn't doing great but posting a YT short about his past is not helping... but do go on!
😂

[AUG_XZABER]

Candice Owens & Kanye must've been the two at the front. 💀

[weevilsnitz]

Those two people in the front row are the "and many people were cheering, so many people, I couldn't hear anything else but cheering".

[lilRaivinPoe]

I wonder what more of his voters that weren't there think about those comments