Laura Coates Cuts off Trump Sr. Surrogate for Saying Kamala Harris ‘Did Run as Indian-American’

COATES Tia well said ░░░░░░░░ frankly many of the ░░░░░░░░ that were asked if ░░░░░░░░ all had been on ░░░░░░░░ minds of journalists all ░░░░░░░░ the country all across ░░░░░░░░ globe and they were ░░░░░░░░ at this event in ░░░░░░░░ for the National Association ░░░░░░░░ Black Journalists Let me ░░░░░░░░ to you Bruce because ░░░░░░░░ has made headlines once ░░░░░░░░ I can t think ░░░░░░░░ an opportunity when he ░░░░░░░░ not made headlines One ░░░░░░░░ the big issues is ░░░░░░░░ he was challenging the ░░░░░░░░ identity of Vice President ░░░░░░░░ Harris And I wonder ░░░░░░░░ your perspective why would ░░░░░░░░ be the vehicle to ░░░░░░░░ her identity when there ░░░░░░░░ possibly be policy differences ░░░░░░░░ he could illuminate for ░░░░░░░░ betterment of his own ░░░░░░░░ LEVELL Yeah well thanks ░░░░░░░░ having me Good afternoon ░░░░░░░░ evening should I say ░░░░░░░░ I I look at ░░░░░░░░ in this perspective and ░░░░░░░░ just want to shout ░░░░░░░░ to Kevin lemon the ░░░░░░░░ of NABJ for putting ░░░░░░░░ this great event and ░░░░░░░░ know giving kudos and ░░░░░░░░ everyone that was involved ░░░░░░░░ to Tia in putting ░░░░░░░░ together I think it ░░░░░░░░ important I ve been ░░░░░░░░ frequent visitor of the ░░░░░░░░ Association of Black Journalism ░░░░░░░░ in Atlanta and I ░░░░░░░░ family that have benefited ░░░░░░░░ of that program because ░░░░░░░░ s be Frank I ░░░░░░░░ one of the oldest ░░░░░░░░ on this panel I ░░░░░░░░ the 80s it was ░░░░░░░░ true conduit to get ░░░░░░░░ to be a journalist ░░░░░░░░ get intern jobs here ░░░░░░░░ CNN and other places ░░░░░░░░ the answer to your ░░░░░░░░ as it relates to ░░░░░░░░ you know we all ░░░░░░░░ when Vice President Kamala ░░░░░░░░ ran for attorney general ░░░░░░░░ you can fact check ░░░░░░░░ on this news outlets ░░░░░░░░ she s the first ░░░░░░░░ American She did run ░░░░░░░░ Indian American okay And ░░░░░░░░ she was chosen for ░░░░░░░░ vice president nominee as ░░░░░░░░ candidate for Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ he was told that ░░░░░░░░ will get a black ░░░░░░░░ so then she said ░░░░░░░░ here is a black ░░░░░░░░ So in all fairness ░░░░░░░░ she asked that question ░░░░░░░░ President Trump that s ░░░░░░░░ valid answer because that ░░░░░░░░ based on her where ░░░░░░░░ was in her life ░░░░░░░░ she chose to be ░░░░░░░░ that time So that ░░░░░░░░ where that answer comes ░░░░░░░░ So she s the ░░░░░░░░ that did this She ░░░░░░░░ the one that did ░░░░░░░░ MANIGAULT NEWMAN Oh Bruce ░░░░░░░░ Hold on one second ░░░░░░░░ want to just make ░░░░░░░░ I know we re ░░░░░░░░ this panel excuse me ░░░░░░░░ But it s true ░░░░░░░░ Excuse me sir do ░░░░░░░░ overtalk me no no ░░░░░░░░ m going to give ░░░░░░░░ an opportunity to speak ░░░░░░░░ me do not overtalk ░░░░░░░░ on my program I ░░░░░░░░ trying to give that ░░░░░░░░ why if you would ░░░░░░░░ me to speak I ░░░░░░░░ clarify the opportunities for ░░░░░░░░ of you on the ░░░░░░░░ to have a chance ░░░░░░░░ speak and have your ░░░░░░░░ point heard to an ░░░░░░░░ who s eager and ░░░░░░░░ with bated breath to ░░░░░░░░ your opinion but you ░░░░░░░░ talk over each other ░░░░░░░░ want everyone to hear ░░░░░░░░ when I hear you ░░░░░░░░ this voice or this ░░░░░░░░ ding ding of the ░░░░░░░░ Coates sound please stop ░░░░░░░░ let me go to ░░░░░░░░ because you were reacting ░░░░░░░░ what was being said ░░░░░░░░ I want you to ░░░░░░░░ a chance to react ░░░░░░░░ this thought that Kamala ░░░░░░░░ only lately revealed herself ░░░░░░░░ a black woman.”