Donald Trump questioning Kamala Harris’s racial identity draws gasps

Trump claims Kamala Harris only recently ‘became a Black woman’ Source Reuters

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00:00Some of your own supporters, including Republicans on Capitol Hill, have labeled Vice President Kamala Harris,

00:06who is the first black and Asian-American woman to serve as vice president, be on a major party ticket, as a DEI hire.

00:13Is that acceptable language to you? And will you tell those Republicans and those supporters to stop it?

00:18How do you define DEI? Go ahead. How do you define it?

00:22Diversity, equity, inclusion?

00:24Okay, yeah. Go ahead. Is that what your definition?

00:26That is literally the words.

00:27Give me a definition then. Would you give me a definition?

00:30Give me a definition.

00:31Sir, I'm asking you a question.

00:32No, no. You have to define it. Define it for me, if you would.

00:35I just defined it, sir. Do you believe that Vice President Kamala Harris

00:39is only on the ticket because she is a black woman?

00:41Well, I can say no. I think it's maybe a little bit different. So,

00:45I've known her a long time indirectly, not directly very much. And she was always of

00:52Indian heritage. And she was only promoting Indian heritage. I didn't know she was black

00:58until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black. And now she wants to be known as black.

01:03So, I don't know. Is she Indian or is she black?

01:05She is always identified as a black woman.

01:06I respect either one. I respect either one. But she obviously doesn't.

01:11Because she was Indian all the way. And then all of a sudden,

01:14she made a turn and she went, she became a black person.

01:17Just to be clear, sir, do you believe that she is a-

01:19I think somebody should look into that too when you ask a continue in a very hostile, nasty tone.

01:25It's a direct question, sir.

01:28I don't think so.

01:29I don't think so.

01:30I don't think so.

01:31I don't think so.