Kamala Harris’ selection as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee has been nothing short of controversy.
The Vice President’s been skipping media interviews, while herself and Republican candidate Donald Trump are yet to agree to a debate in September despite offers from ABC and Fox News.
However, one of the major talking points of the campaign so far has revolved around Harris’ ethnicity after former president Trump said he “didn’t know” she was Black. Trump’s remarks were widely taken out of context, and in reality referred to Harris adapting her background depending on the audience she was speaking to. For years Harris was referred to as Indian, only to magically become Black recently. She never before emphasized a “mixed race” identity, making this act of pandering even more obvious.
The news caught the attention of prominent radio host Charlamagne tha God.
“All these conversations about what’s Black, who’s Black… forget all that,” the Breakfast Club host said. “We all know Kamala Harris is Black, and we all know she’s Indian. And we also know Donald Trump is a bigot, and we know he’s divisive.”
Charlamagne, who was once told by President Joe Biden that he “ain’t Black” if he didn’t plan to vote for him, contradicted himself with his own past comments. In 2019, the radio broadcaster asked the then-Senator for California about whether or not she was black enough; “What do you say to people questioning the legitimacy of your Blackness?”
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Social media users were critical of the radio host.
Others noted a change of phrasing by left-wing extremists.
