Donald Trump said he ‘didn’t know’ Vice President Kamala Harris was black and thought she was ‘Indian all the way.’
The former president said Harris ‘became a black person’ after having promoted her Indian heritage.
His comments came during a combative interview with members of the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago.
TRUMP QUESTIONS HARRIS
Harris is the first black, female, and South-Asian-heritage vice president, but Trump suggested her embrace of black culture was phony.
The drama came with the very first question when he was asked about some of his past comments attacking black journalists and lawmakers, and his meeting with a white supremacist at Mar-a-Lago.
After tearing into his opening questioner on a panel, Trump took on Harris.
IS HARRIS BLACK OR INDIAN?
He said: ‘She was always of Indian heritage and she was only promoting Indian heritage. I didn’t know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black, and now she wants to be known as black. So I don’t know, is she Indian or is she black?’
He went on: ‘And you know what, I respect either one but she obviously doesn’t. Because she was Indian all the way and all of a sudden she made a turn and she became a black person. I think somebody should look into that.’
It came a day after Harris attended a rally in Atlanta with prominent black lawmakers and cheering supporters.
TRUMP ALSO WANTS BLACK VOTES
Trump has been making an intensive effort to secure black votes and having some success.
He staged a campaign event in the Bronx and has featured ‘Blacks for Trump’ supporters at his rallies.
