Trump falsely questions Harris’ race in NABJ interview, says VP pick ‘does not have any impact’ (Page 2 ) | August 1, 2024

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When ABC’s Scott followed up by asking him to answer her question, Trump responded: “I have answered the question. I have been the best president for the Black population since Abraham Lincoln.”

The former president went on to mock Harris and when asked about Republican comments that she is a “DEI” hire, Trump deflected — asking the journalist instead to define DEI, which she did repeatedly.

Trump also appeared to question Harris’ race.

“I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black and now, she wants to be known as Black. So, I don’t know, is she Indian or is she Black?” Trump said.

Harris is the daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother.

“She has always identified as a Black woman,” ABC’s Scott responded. “She went to a historically Black college.”

“I respect either one. I respect either one,” Trump said. “But she obviously doesn’t because she was Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden she made a turn, and she went — she became a Black person.”

Harris’ campaign responded after the NABJ interview, saying Trump showed “hostility” on the stage that mirrored the “hostility he has shown throughout his life, throughout his term in office, and throughout his campaign for president.”

“Today’s tirade is simply a taste of the chaos and division that has been a hallmark of Trump’s MAGA rallies this entire campaign,” Harris campaign Communications Director Michael Tyler said in a statement.

NABJ worked with Politifact to real-time fact check Trump’s comments.

Trump’s appearance had stoked some criticism, though others defended the decision to interview the Republican nominee for president.

Here are some other key highlights from the interview.