Washington. Former US President Donald Trump, who is always in the news for his strange statements, has once again made a controversial statement. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday questioned the racial identity of his Democratic rival Kamala Harris at the annual conference of the National Association of Black Journalists. On which the audience made fun of him. While giving a speech in front of about 1,000 people, Trump said that “She (Harris) was always of Indian origin and she was only promoting Indian origin. I did not know that she is black until many years ago she became black and now she wants to be known as black.” On which the audience expressed some displeasure.
Donald Trump further said, ‘So I don’t know if she is Indian or black? But you know I respect both, but she obviously doesn’t, because she was Indian from the beginning and then suddenly she took a turn and she became a black person.’ It is worth noting that Harris has identified as both black and South Asian American. She is the first black and Asian American American Vice President.
FIRST PUBLISHED : August 1, 2024, 06:52 IST