Eddie Glaude Jr.: Trump Doubling Down on Harris’s Racial Identity ‘Makes the Contrast Stark’ Between Two Candidates

LEMIRE And as this ░░░░░░░░ going on Trump also ░░░░░░░░ addition to attacking the ░░░░░░░░ he doubled down on ░░░░░░░░ false accusations that Vice ░░░░░░░░ Harris is lying about ░░░░░░░░ race During an appearance ░░░░░░░░ the National Association of ░░░░░░░░ Journalists Conference earlier this ░░░░░░░░ Trump claimed that America ░░░░░░░░ first black vice president ░░░░░░░░ black Harris of course ░░░░░░░░ biracial She s always ░░░░░░░░ biracial She was born ░░░░░░░░ a Jamaican father and ░░░░░░░░ Indian mother The backlash ░░░░░░░░ Trump s comments swift ░░░░░░░░ many drawing parallels to ░░░░░░░░ s earlier birtherism conspiracy ░░░░░░░░ against former President Barack ░░░░░░░░ On his Truth Social ░░░░░░░░ yesterday Trump continued to ░░░░░░░░ Harris s identity In ░░░░░░░░ post you re seeing ░░░░░░░░ here he included an ░░░░░░░░ photo of Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ in traditional Indian attire ░░░░░░░░ this Thank you Kamala ░░░░░░░░ the nice picture you ░░░░░░░░ from many years ago ░░░░░░░░ warmth friendship and love ░░░░░░░░ your Indian heritage are ░░░░░░░░ much appreciated In another ░░░░░░░░ Trump included a clip ░░░░░░░░ an interview that Harris ░░░░░░░░ with Indian American actress ░░░░░░░░ Kaling sayin she s ░░░░░░░░ not black This is ░░░░░░░░ big deal Stone cold ░░░░░░░░ She uses everybody including ░░░░░░░░ racial identity In this ░░░░░░░░ and captioned it Crazy ░░░░░░░░ saying she s Indian ░░░░░░░░ black This is a ░░░░░░░░ deal Stone cold phony ░░░░░░░░ uses everybody including her ░░░░░░░░ identity In this clip ░░░░░░░░ says Kaling looks like ░░░░░░░░ half of her family ░░░░░░░░ made the point right ░░░░░░░░ she is proud of ░░░░░░░░ Indian heritage she s ░░░░░░░░ proud of being a ░░░░░░░░ woman She always has ░░░░░░░░ I mean Eddie these ░░░░░░░░ they are offensive they ░░░░░░░░ racist they also seem ░░░░░░░░ ineffective GLAUDE JR Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump a racist ░░░░░░░░ this point is like ░░░░░░░░ Look there s a ░░░░░░░░ right It has no ░░░░░░░░ effect right in some ░░░░░░░░ But let s be ░░░░░░░░ this is by him ░░░░░░░░ this it makes the ░░░░░░░░ stark Are we going ░░░░░░░░ double down on a ░░░░░░░░ of America in which ░░░░░░░░ is used as a ░░░░░░░░ where we have these ░░░░░░░░ appeals to grievance and ░░░░░░░░ or are we going ░░░░░░░░ finally leave the 19th ░░░░░░░░ 20th century behind Here ░░░░░░░░ are in 2024 Jon ░░░░░░░░ candidate for the presidency ░░░░░░░░ the United States is ░░░░░░░░ these ignorant comments right ░░░░░░░░ that he has no ░░░░░░░░ of how race works ░░░░░░░░ the United States He ░░░░░░░░ no understanding of how ░░░░░░░░ works within black communities ░░░░░░░░ the United States And ░░░░░░░░ are finding this at ░░░░░░░░ some people are finding ░░░░░░░░ appealing So we have ░░░░░░░░ respond to it accordingly ░░░░░░░░ s ignorant It s ░░░░░░░░ It s racist But ░░░░░░░░ s also Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ he s on the ░░░░░░░░ Where are you going ░░░░░░░░ land What America are ░░░░░░░░ going to choose?”