Kamala Harris says US not ‘a racist country,’ warns of white supremacist threat

Vice President Kamala Harris agreed with Sen. Tim Scott Thursday that the US is not a racist country — but at the same time also claimed that domestic terrorism “manifested by white supremacists” is “one of the greatest threats to our national security.”

During an appearance Thursday morning on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Harris was asked about a comment from Scott (R-SC) that “America is not a racist country” during the GOP rebuttal to President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress. In his speech Wednesday night, Scott blasted the president for his earlier comments about “systemic racism” in response to the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.