{"id":2319055,"date":"2024-08-04T15:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T19:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donalds-spars-with-stephanopoulos-trump-is-focused-on-harriss-record-over-her-race-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-04T15:54:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T19:54:16","slug":"donalds-spars-with-stephanopoulos-trump-is-focused-on-harriss-record-over-her-race-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donalds-spars-with-stephanopoulos-trump-is-focused-on-harriss-record-over-her-race-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Donalds spars with Stephanopoulos: Trump is focused on Harris\u2019s record over her race &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fdonalds-spars-with-stephanopoulos-trump-is-focused-on-harriss-record-over-her-race-washington-examiner%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=2319055&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 an \u2062appearance on ABC News, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL)\u2064 defended former\u2064 President Donald Trump against questions regarding his remarks about Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s ethnicity.\u200b Donalds argued that Trump focuses\u2063 more on Harris&#8217;s record as a lawmaker than her racial identity. The discussion \u2063was sparked \u2064by Trump&#8217;s comments at the National Association\u200d of Black Journalists conference, \u2064where he questioned Harris&#8217;s identification as black due to her \u200dIndian heritage. Donalds dismissed the controversy, suggesting it was \u200bsuperficial and that voters are\u200d more concerned with matters \u200dlike inflation and immigration.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized Harris&#8217;s failures\u200d in addressing inflation and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-pressed-on-bidens-proposed-return-to-trump-era-immigration-policies\/\" title=\"White House faces questions on Biden&#039;s plan to reinstate Trump-era immigration policies\">managing border security<\/a> as significant issues, claiming that Trump frequently\u200c discusses these concerns. The interview became contentious\u200b when\u2063 ABC&#8217;s George Stephanopoulos accused Donalds \u200dof repeating Trump&#8217;s remarks about Harris\u2019s ethnicity. Donalds \u2064countered\u2062 by stating that \u200cTrump had spent far more time discussing\u200c Harris&#8217;s record than her ethnicity.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Donalds \u200baddressed whether Trump would pardon those involved in the January 6 Capitol riots, asserting that\u2064 Trump would review each case\u2064 individually rather than offering blanket pardons. The \u2062conversation highlighted the ongoing political tensions leading up to the\u2063 2024 presidential election, where Trump \u2063and Harris are expected to \u2064be the respective nominees for their parties.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Donalds spars with Stephanopoulos: Trump is focused on Harris&rsquo;s record over her race<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1722151\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/byron-donalds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Byron Donalds<\/a> (R-FL) pushed back against ABC News&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-stephanopoulos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>George Stephanopoulos<\/a> when pressed on why former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> has questioned Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>&rsquo;s ethnicity, contending he has put a heavier focus on her record as a lawmaker.<\/p>\n<p>The question Donalds was responding to was in reference to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3106396\/trump-nabj-spar-black-journalists-harris-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Trump&rsquo;s appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists&rsquo; annual conference<\/a> this past week, during which Trump questioned why Harris had been identifying as black when &ldquo;she was always of Indian heritage.&rdquo; The Florida congressman argued that Trump made this comment when responding to a question from ABC&rsquo;s Rachel Scott, and called the discussion over his remarks &ldquo;a phony controversy&rdquo; that most voters ultimately do not care about.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It doesn&rsquo;t really matter, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-two-sides-of-the-withdraw-from-afghanistan-or-not-argument\/\" title=\"The Two Sides Of The \u2018Withdraw From Afghanistan Or Not?\u2019 Argument\">president mentioned<\/a> it,&rdquo; Donalds said on ABC News. &ldquo;What he also talks about far more frequently is the fact that Kamala Harris is the person who created this massive inflation which is destroying black families, white families, Hispanic families&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>He continued, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s her failure as border czar that has left our Southern border wide open. More than 10 million illegal immigrants coming into our country. Record <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fentanyl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fentanyl<\/a> coming into our country, which has killed more Americans than at any other point in the history of our country with respect specifically to fentanyl, and the fact that she and Joe Biden have unleashed one of the worst foreign policies in the history of our country that has us on the verge of World War III. That is Kamala Harris&rsquo;s record. President Trump talks about that frequently, but yes, he did mention it in Chicago in response to a question from Rachel Scott.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2534100&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=a191b82a5cc31b97d60fb35cba500d2e\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Stephanopoulos then claimed that Donalds &ldquo;repeated the slur again&rdquo; and asked why he and others are questioning Harris&rsquo;s ethnicity. This prompted a back-and-forth disagreement between him and Donalds, with the two interrupting and talking over each other.<\/p>\n<p>When Donalds was given the chance to respond uninterrupted, he said Trump spoke about Harris&rsquo;s ethnicity for &ldquo;two minutes&rdquo; during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Atlanta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Atlanta<\/a> rally on Saturday, and spent over half an hour discussing her record and how it&rsquo;s impacted the United States.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;George, I&rsquo;m going to tell you again, he brought it up,&rdquo; Donalds said. &ldquo;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/associated-press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>AP<\/a><\/em>  is the one that wrote the headline when she first came into the United States Senate. Didn&rsquo;t talk about her being black, talked about her being the first Indian American senator. AP brought that up. I mean, George, we could have this conversation for the entire segment, but none of this matters to the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Donalds was also asked about whether Trump would pardon the rioters at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jan. 6<\/a> Capitol protest, to which the congressman contended that Trump said he would review each case individually. Stephanopoulos then pushed back and argued Trump said he &ldquo;absolutely&rdquo; would, with Donalds then arguing Stephanopoulos did not include all of Trump&rsquo;s comments, including his desire to check each protester on a case-by-case basis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 presidential election<\/a> is set to be held between Trump and Harris, as Trump became the Republican Party&rsquo;s nominee last month, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3109044\/harris-secures-delegates-democratic-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris has received the delegates<\/a> needed to become the Democratic Party&rsquo;s nominee. Since President Joe Biden has bowed out of the race, Harris has received both a boost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/kamala-harris-favorability-rating-shoots-up-since-biden-dropped-out-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>in her approval rating<\/a> and in fundraising, with her campaign stating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/08\/02\/harris-310-million-july-record-fundraising-haul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>it raised $310 million in July<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112896042195717073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>stated<\/a> on Friday evening he would meet Harris in Pennsylvania next month for a debate hosted by Fox News, a change from the previously decided network of ABC News back when Biden was still running for reelection. The Harris campaign has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3109742\/trump-agrees-debate-harris-on-his-own-terms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>knocked Trump for not sticking with the previous plan<\/a>, and stated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-harris-team-claims-main-drivers-of-immigration-are-climate-change-economy-central-american-leaders-want-tougher-us-immigration-policies\/\" title=\"VP Harris Team Claims \u2018Main Drivers\u2019 Of Immigration Are Climate Change, Economy. Central American Leaders Want Tougher US Immigration Policies.\">vice president plans<\/a> to stick with ABC News to host the debate.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1722151\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1722151\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) defended former President Donald Trump during an interview with ABC News&#8217;s George Stephanopoulos, who questioned Trump&#8217;s comments about Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s ethnicity. Donalds argued that Trump has primarily focused on Harris&#8217;s legislative record rather than her race. This discussion arose after Trump raised questions at the National Association of Black Journalists&#8217; annual conference about why Harris identifies as black given her Indian heritage. Donalds described the controversy surrounding Trump&#8217;s remarks as &#8220;phony&#8221; and suggested that most voters are not concerned with it. He emphasized that Trump frequently discusses issues such as inflation and border security, which he attributes to Harris\u2019s failures in office.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanopoulos countered by stating that Donalds was repeating a slur and pressed him on why they were questioning Harris\u2019s ethnicity, leading to a heated exchange between them. When given an opportunity to speak without interruption, Donalds noted that while Trump mentioned Harris&#8217;s ethnicity briefly at a rally, he spent significantly more time discussing her record and its effects on the country.<\/p>\n<p>Donalds also addressed whether Trump would pardon those involved in the January 6 Capitol riot, asserting that Trump would evaluate each case individually despite Stephanopoulos claiming otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>As for the upcoming 2024 presidential election, it is set to feature a matchup between Trump and Harris since both have secured their party nominations following President Joe Biden\u2019s withdrawal from the race. The campaign dynamics have shifted in favor of Harris recently, with increased approval ratings and fundraising efforts reported by her team. Additionally, there has been some back-and-forth regarding debate arrangements; while Trump plans to participate in a debate hosted by Fox News next month in Pennsylvania, the Harris campaign intends to stick with ABC News for their debate plans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2319056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DonaldsTrump-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32319,34503,32438,37043,37146],"class_list":["post-2319055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-donald-trump","tag-george-stephanopoulos","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-debate","tag-race-and-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DonaldsTrump-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319055","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}