‘The American People Deserve Better’: Karine Jean-Pierre Slams Trump’s Attacks On Harris’s Identity

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During a White House press briefing on Thursday, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about the attacks by former President Donald Trump on Vice President Kamala Harris’s identity.

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00:00Go ahead.

00:01Donald Trump yesterday attacked, obviously,

00:03Kamala Harris' identity,

00:05said he didn't know she was Black.

00:06You reacted to that yesterday.

00:08But I'm wondering if the President is aware

00:09of those comments and what you thought of it.

00:11The President's aware. I think he, just like myself

00:14and what I stated here and what the Vice President stated as well,

00:20you know, I'll just reiterate what I said.

00:22It was repulsive, disrespectful, and insulting.

00:25And we believe, and, you know,

00:28obviously, we're not the campaign here,

00:30but we can speak more broadly,

00:32that generally that the American people deserve better.

00:36They deserve better.

00:37And real leaders do not tear people down.

00:41They don't question someone's identity.

00:44It's just more of the same, more of the lack of respect.

00:48And, you know, it couldn't be more inappropriate.

00:55And he also believes that the American people deserve better.

01:00He deserves better.

01:01You have a President who has spent the last four years

01:04and more talking about unity,

01:07talking about respecting each other,

01:08talking about bringing people together.

01:11That's what this President believes.

01:13And you see that in any policy that he talks about, right,

01:17whether it's the economy, healthcare,

01:18make sure that we respect each other, dignity.

01:22That is what the President is about.

01:25I'll leave it there.

‘The American People Deserve Better’: Karine Jean-Pierre Slams Trump’s Attacks On Harris’s Identity

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