Rosie reacts to Trump’s racist meltdown at Black journalism event: “Who booked him there?”
Donald Trump appeared at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago yesterday where he falsely claimed Vice President Kamala Harris “happened to turn Black” only a few years ago.“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.
So I don’t know, is she Indian or is she Black?” he said.He also insulted ABC News’ Rachel Scott–who, like Harris, is also a Black woman–calling her “rude,” “horrible,” and “disgraceful” and saying she worked for a “fake news network” after she asked him about his history of racist and racially-charged language.Stay woke with our briefing while staying informed on all things LGBTQ+ entertainment, life, and more!Harris campaign statement on Donald Trump’s remarks at the NABJ pic.twitter.com/atHw27CrfuShortly after his campaign cut the NABJ interview short (it was supposed to last an hour, but he was pulled from the stage after just 34 minutes), the septuagenarian went on Truth Social to double down on his false claims that Harris is “Indian, not Black” and to call her a “stone cold phony” who “uses everybody, including her racial identity!”His racist remarks have been met with widespread criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike.
One House Republican told Axios what the party’s standard bearer said was “awful” and questioned Trump’s ability to contain his darkest impulses as the campaign enters into the home stretch.Another House Republican cautioned, “That was not a demonstration on how to win over undecided voters.”And Sen.
