Former President Donald Trump on Thursday shared a photo of Vice President Kamala Harris’ family, highlighting her Indian ancestry.
“Thank you, Kamala, for the lovely photo you sent me all those years ago!” Trump Posts At Truth Social. “Thank you so much for your warmth, friendship and love for our Indian heritage.”
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Thank you, Kamala, for the beautiful photos you sent me all those years ago. I truly appreciate your warmth, friendship and love for our Indian traditions.
Donald Trump Truth Society 09:56 AM EST 08/01/24 Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/13mKGX5AkZ
— Posts from Donald J. Trump’s Truthful Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) August 1, 2024
Trump’s Thursday Truth Said He said of Harris, “I didn’t know she was black until a few years ago, when she happened to be black, and now she wants to be known as black.”
Trump’s line of attack suggests that Harris is using her dual ancestry to her advantage.
“Kamala Harris is Indian when she’s fundraising, but she’s black when she’s canvassing,” said Mike Davis, founder and executive director of the pro-Trump Article 3 Project.
Kamala is black.
I think CNN said that three years ago. Let’s take a look. pic.twitter.com/jzw2mw42A6— Starship Alves (@StarshipAlves) July 31, 2024
But as Politico Playbook acknowledged on Thursday, a Business Insider headline in 2016 read, “California’s Kamala Harris becomes first Indian-American US senator.”
The Trump campaign projected a Business Insider headline on a screen at a Trump rally on Thursday.
The Trump campaign projected it on a screen above the stage at a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. pic.twitter.com/ZsGHAZaruk
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) July 31, 2024
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