Harris responds to Donald Trump's false remarks about her racial identity | DW News

Former US President Donald Trump attended a conference with Black journalists in Chicago on Wednesday where he falsely claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris had previously identified only as Indian before "turning Black."

"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 at the annual convention of National Association of Black Journalists conference (NABJ).

In reality, Harris — the daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother — has always embraced her heritage.

She attended Howard University, a prestigious historically Black university, and was also a member of the historically Black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha.

As a US senator, Harris was part of the Congressional Black Caucus, where she supported legislation aimed at strengthening voting rights and reforming policing.

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[darshansingh]

Trump was white, then he tuned orange, we should look into that too. Now of course there is something alien about Donald Trump, something not human and humane, but we don’t know to which planet he should be deported to.

[vasilimacharadze]

a 6 years old kid, acting revengous and jealous, after losing popularity and attention, he was spoiled with

[lazersly]

As an American I have to say... I'm so sorry we're putting the world through this. Trump is on his last legs, though.

[BeigeRot]

Did he confuse her with Nikki Haley?? 🤣🤣

[Berto]

I cannot tell a lie~George Washington
I cannot tell the truth~Donald Trump
I cannot tell a difference~MAGA

[mikgol]

Imagine that guy on the world stage again! 🤯 Holy moly!

[StillAliveAndKicking_]

Whether there is any truth in Trump’s statement, and I assume not, it was plain weird. What purpose did such a bizarre rant serve?

[ThomasBolling-wf]

Kamala is wonderful and Trump is a total weird jerk -- end of story. Thank you DW for explaining this well.

[caseyalanjones]

I thought Trump understood how babies were made, and that each person has two parents.

[Gutenmorgenside]

So old, so weird. I think he misrepresents the orange community.

[peterwilliams-jones]

He used to be White now he's turned Orange, maybe someone should look into that. 😂😅

[malteschaper]

The reporter for me is always the epitome of professionalism but I think he couldn't 100% hide a spark of joy in his eyes that Trump got that justified backlash over his horrible remarks. 😄

[jeffreyhooper]

I don't know what to do. I am part Asian and part white. I am part English, Indonesian, Irish, Dutch, and Scottish. Which one should I pick Don?

[BeauDare-ovpy]

"He speaks, yet he says nothing."

-- Shakespeare

Kamala was the first to realize this. A million best wishes, Kamala.

[sujesh]

Among all his opponents, Kamala Harris responds best to Trump

[summer]

That didn't take long, did it? Felon.

[blackburnheart]

And let's not forget Vance apologizing to white supremacists for his wife not beign white.

[nameymcnameface]

Don-Old won't debate her. No balls

[Newsguy]

Trump talking about someone's heritage. Is that all he got? What is his plan for making America better?🤔Oh, that's right, he does not have one.Vote🗽for America.

[StefanThiesen]

That question "What do you think the former president was thinking?" What he was thinking? I mean Trump, THINKING!? And professor Gillespie's answer... "I'm still trying to figure that out myself...". Delicious. Feels like satire, but actually it's all real.