Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said former President Trump’s attacks on Vice President Harris’ hometown at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) conference on Wednesday revealed him as a “desperate, scared old man.”
“I think these are the words of an old man who is desperate and scared, and I think he’s worried because he’s been treated so badly by an experienced prosecutor, especially over the past week,” Kelly said. Reporters outside the Capitol on wednesday.
“She will continue to continue on this trajectory and win the election in November and become the next president,” added Kelly, who is seen as the leading candidate to be Harris’ running mate.
Trump gave the controversial interview on Wednesday at NABJ’s annual conference in Chicago, where at one point Trump questioned Harris’ ancestry, who is of both Indian-American and African-American descent.
“She’s always been Indian. And she’s just advertised that she’s Indian. I didn’t know she was black until a few years ago, when she became black. And now she wants to be known as black,” Trump said of Harris. “So I don’t know if she’s Indian or black.”
“But, you know, I respect both people,” Trump added, “but she clearly isn’t. She’s been Indian her whole life and then all of a sudden she turns around and she’s black. I think somebody should look into that.”
Mr Kelly said Mr Trump’s comments were “not unexpected for him”, adding: “We’ve seen this for some time, since about 2015. So he’s done this before. He’s not going to change. It’s clear to me why, why he would do this.”
Asked whether he believed Trump’s comments were rooted in racism, Kelly replied “of course,” but stressed that “that’s who Trump is and that’s the way he’s always been.”
“I grew up in New Jersey originally. When I was in high school, my dad was a businessman in New York. He’s an old New York businessman now, but that’s the same when I saw him on the news in the 1980s and that’s the same now. He’s never going to change,” Kelly added, again criticising Trump’s age.
Harris has secured enough delegates to win the Democratic nomination and is unchallenged by any other candidate. She is scheduled to announce her running mate by August 7.
The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign for response.
Kelly says Trump's comments at NABJ are of a 'desperate' and 'scared old man'
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said former President Trump’s attacks on Vice President Harris’ hometown at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) conference on Wednesday revealed him as a “desperate, scared old man.”
“I think these are the words of an old man who is desperate and scared, and I think he’s worried because he’s been treated so badly by an experienced prosecutor, especially over the past week,” Kelly said. Reporters outside the Capitol on wednesday.
“She will continue to continue on this trajectory and win the election in November and become the next president,” added Kelly, who is seen as the leading candidate to be Harris’ running mate.
Trump gave the controversial interview on Wednesday at NABJ’s annual conference in Chicago, where at one point Trump questioned Harris’ ancestry, who is of both Indian-American and African-American descent.
“She’s always been Indian. And she’s just advertised that she’s Indian. I didn’t know she was black until a few years ago, when she became black. And now she wants to be known as black,” Trump said of Harris. “So I don’t know if she’s Indian or black.”
“But, you know, I respect both people,” Trump added, “but she clearly isn’t. She’s been Indian her whole life and then all of a sudden she turns around and she’s black. I think somebody should look into that.”
Mr Kelly said Mr Trump’s comments were “not unexpected for him”, adding: “We’ve seen this for some time, since about 2015. So he’s done this before. He’s not going to change. It’s clear to me why, why he would do this.”
Asked whether he believed Trump’s comments were rooted in racism, Kelly replied “of course,” but stressed that “that’s who Trump is and that’s the way he’s always been.”
“I grew up in New Jersey originally. When I was in high school, my dad was a businessman in New York. He’s an old New York businessman now, but that’s the same when I saw him on the news in the 1980s and that’s the same now. He’s never going to change,” Kelly added, again criticising Trump’s age.
Harris has secured enough delegates to win the Democratic nomination and is unchallenged by any other candidate. She is scheduled to announce her running mate by August 7.
The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign for response.
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