{"id":2317085,"date":"2024-07-31T20:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T00:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-roasts-kamala-for-race-baiting-says-she-was-indian-until-she-happened-to-turn-black\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T20:58:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T00:58:00","slug":"watch-trump-roasts-kamala-for-race-baiting-says-she-was-indian-until-she-happened-to-turn-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-roasts-kamala-for-race-baiting-says-she-was-indian-until-she-happened-to-turn-black\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Trump Roasts Kamala for Race-Baiting, Says She Was &#8216;Indian&#8217; Until She &#8216;Happened to Turn Black&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-trump-roasts-kamala-for-race-baiting-says-she-was-indian-until-she-happened-to-turn-black%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2317085&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During\u2062 an interview at the National Association of Black Journalists convention, former President \u200bDonald Trump accused Vice President\u200b Kamala Harris of being disingenuous about her \u200cracial identity. He remarked \u2063that he had known her primarily as someone of Indian heritage and expressed confusion about \u2063her\u200d identification as black, stating he only realized she was black &#8220;a number of years \u200dago.&#8221; Trump&#8217;s comments \u200cgenerated \u2064a murmur from the audience, leading to a \u200dheated exchange where\u2064 he dismissed Harris\u2019s clear identification as black\u200d and suggested\u200d an investigation into her racial identity. Additionally, Trump defended his \u200cown record on issues affecting Black Americans, claiming to be the most beneficial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president<\/a> for the African American community \u2064since Abraham Lincoln. His remarks were characterized as combative, and reactions \u2062suggested he\u200c was trying to engage in challenging \u2062conversations within a hostile \u2064environment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump accused Vice President Kamala Harris of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kathleen-j-anderson-teachers-union-dumps-seniority-rules-will-instead-decide-layoffs-based-on-skin-color\/\" title=\"Kathleen J. Anderson: Teachers Union Dumps Seniority Rules, Will Instead Decide Layoffs Based On Skin Color\">playing race games<\/a> during an interview Wednesday at the National Association of Black Journalists convention.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was asked a racially focused question on whether Harris was on the Democratic ticket because she is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-drops-3-word-bomb-kamala-harris-takes-off-gloves-new-race-heats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">black<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve known her a long time indirectly, not directly, very much, and she was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage,&rdquo; Trump said according to a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1818715934086832502?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;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,&rdquo; Trump said as a murmur swept through the audience.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve known [Kamala] a long time indirectly. She was always of Indian heritage and she was only promoting Indian heritage. I didn&rsquo;t know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black. I respect either one.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3PuTRrh892\">pic.twitter.com\/3PuTRrh892<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1818715934086832502?\">July 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So I don&rsquo;t know, is she Indian or is she black?&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>As host Rachel Scott of ABC tried to tell Trump that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/crowd-electric-kamala-harris-started-speak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris<\/a> always identified as black, Trump spoke over her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I respect either one, but she obviously doesn&rsquo;t, because she was Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden she made a turn and she went &mdash; she became a black person,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think somebody should look into that, too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Scott asked Trump if it was OK with him that some Congressional Republicans call Harris a &ldquo;DEI hire.&rdquo; DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion, a policy that prioritizes hiring and doing business based on race, gender, and other qualifications rather than based on merit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald Trump, at the National Association of Black Journalists conference, responds to critics of Kamala Harris who have called her a &ldquo;DEI hire&rdquo;:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage. I didn&rsquo;t know she was Black until a number of years&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lW0KSBTrhW\">pic.twitter.com\/lW0KSBTrhW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews\/status\/1818720628259651677?\">July 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clza7l4g7001f3b6kll0he4z4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">&ldquo;I really don&rsquo;t know. Could be. Could be,&rdquo; he said, according to a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CBSNews\/status\/1818720628259651677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Harris is the daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/donald-trump-questions-kamala-harris-race-appears-gathering-112449680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>During his appearance, which was described by many as combative, Trump touted his accomplishments for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pro-trump-black-voters-totally-destroy-daily-show-segment-meant-undermine-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">black Americans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have been the best president for the black population since Abraham Lincoln,&rdquo; Trump said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/07\/31\/donald-trump-nabj-interview-00172104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison Fields, a former assistant press secretary in the Trump White House, said Trump was playing to a hostile crowd.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is consistent with who Trump is,&rdquo; Fields said. &ldquo;Trump is going to go to places that aren&rsquo;t necessarily his comfort zone, but he understands the value of having these conversations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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When asked if Harris was included on the Democratic ticket due to her race, Trump responded, \u201cI\u2019ve known her indirectly for a long time, and she has always emphasized her Indian heritage. I didn\u2019t realize she was black until a few years ago when she started identifying as such.\u201d This remark prompted murmurs from the audience. He continued by questioning whether Harris identifies more as Indian or black and claimed that she had previously only promoted her Indian background before suddenly embracing her black identity. Trump suggested that this shift warranted further investigation.<\/p>\n<p>When host Rachel Scott attempted to clarify that Harris has always identified as black, Trump interrupted, stating he respects both identities but implied that Harris does not genuinely embrace them. He also commented on some Congressional Republicans labeling Harris a &#8220;DEI hire,&#8221; referring to diversity, equity, and inclusion policies that prioritize hiring based on race and gender rather than merit.<\/p>\n<p>Trump expressed uncertainty about the validity of those claims regarding DEI hiring practices but asserted his belief in his record supporting African Americans during his presidency, claiming he was &#8220;the best president for the black population since Abraham Lincoln.&#8221; Harrison Fields, a former assistant press secretary under Trump, noted that Trump&#8217;s approach is consistent with his character and reflects his willingness to engage in challenging discussions even in less familiar environments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2317086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump-interview-black-journalists-convention.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32438,33930,17121,3634],"class_list":["post-2317085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-satire","tag-race-baiting","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump-interview-black-journalists-convention.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}