Donald Trump Questions Kamala Harris' Race at NABJ Convention | THR News Video
Former president Donald Trump went on the attack while appearing onstage at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago. The contentious appearance immediately went off the rails and saw the candidate question Vice President Kamala Harris' identity and again mention the idea of, quote, "Black jobs" to a packed ballroom of media professionals.
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00:00Coming from the border are millions and millions of people that happen to be taking black jobs.
00:07You had the best —
00:08What exactly is a black job, sir?
00:11President Donald Trump went on the attack while appearing on stage at the National Association
00:14of Black Journalists convention in Chicago.
00:17The contentious appearance immediately went off the rails and saw the candidate question
00:21Vice President Kamala Harris' identity and again mention the idea of, quote, black jobs.
00:26Here's what Trump said to panelist Rachel Scott of ABC News after she reiterated his
00:30statements toward and about black communities and asked why they should vote for him.
00:34Well, first of all, I don't think I've ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner.
00:41First question.
00:42You don't even say, hello, how are you?
00:46Are you with ABC?
00:47Because I think they're a fake news network, a terrible network.
00:51The crowd booed as the former president criticized the media professionals on stage for being,
00:55quote, rude and 35 minutes late because you couldn't get your equipment to work.
00:59He went on to say this.
01:00I have been the best president for the black population since Abraham Lincoln.
01:07Trump also said that he was invited to the convention under false pretenses, adding that
01:11he expected that his opponent would be there too, be it President Joe Biden or Harris,
01:15who will not be in attendance at the convention.
01:18Trump later called into question Harris' identity as a black woman when asked about those in
01:21his camp calling her a, quote, DEI candidate.
01:25She was always of Indian heritage and she was only promoting Indian heritage.
01:30I didn't know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black
01:34and now she wants to be known as black.
01:37So I don't know.
01:38Is she Indian or is she black?
01:39She is always identified as a black woman.
01:42The former president fell into familiar tropes during the discussion as he attempted to demonize
01:46immigrants and pit the black population against them.
01:49People in this room and people outside of this room are going to be losing their jobs
01:54to people that have come into this country illegally.
01:57Toward the end of the event, Trump said that on day one of his presidency, if he were to
02:01win, he would, quote, close the border and bring energy prices and interest rates down.
02:05Trump left the stage shaking his head after it was announced that his campaign team had
02:09decided to cut his appearance short.
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