Trump questions whether Harris is ‘Indian or Black’ in heated interview
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White House slams former president’s attack on Democratic 2024 rival’s identity as ‘repulsive’ and ‘insulting’.
Former United States President Donald Trump has questioned whether his Democratic rival Kamala Harris is “Indian or Black”, as the 2024 Republican presidential nominee made a contentious appearance at a Black journalists’ convention.
Speaking on Wednesday at the annual gathering of the National Association of Black Journalists, Trump said he had “indirectly” known the US vice president for a long time.
“She was always of Indian heritage and she was only promoting Indian heritage. 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,” he said.
“So, I don’t know, is she Indian or Black?” Trump continued. “I respect either one but she obviously doesn’t.”
Harris, 59, has long self-identified as both Black and South Asian. She was born in Oakland, California, to an Indian-born mother and Jamaican-born father and is the first Black and the first Asian-American vice president in US history.
