Former President Donald Trump questioned whether Vice President Kamala Harris is actually Black in a combative appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists conference, and blamed her for allowing immigrants to take what he referred to as “Black jobs.”
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Trump said Harris, whose father is from Jamaica and whose mother is from South India, “was always of Indian heritage” but “made a turn and . . . became a Black person.”
The former president made the comment when asked by ABC moderator Rachel Scott during a question-and-answer session if he believes Harris became vice president, and subsequently the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, only because she is a Black woman, as some Republicans have suggested.
Trump claimed Harris identified more so with her Indian heritage earlier in her career, then "a number of years ago . . . happened to turn Black," questioning "is she Indian or is she Black?" and refusing to answer whether he believed
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Isabel Togoh contributed reporting to this story.