‘You just repeated the slur:’ Stephanopoulos presses Trump ally on Harris identity attack

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‘You just repeated the slur:’ Stephanopoulos presses Trump ally on Harris identity *******

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, R-Fla., got into a heated exchange with ABC News host

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Sunday morning over false claims former President

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made about Vice President Kamala Harris.

Stephanopoulos at one point

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during the broadcast of “This Week” to note that Donalds “repeated the slur” that Harris, whose father is ****** and who has always identified as ******, only recently embraced that identity.

“When Kamala Harris went into the ******* States Senate, it was (Associated Press) that said she was the first Indian-********* ******* States senator,” Donalds said. “It was actually played up a lot when she came into the Senate, now, she’s running nationally, obviously the campaign has shifted, they’re talking much more about her father’s heritage and her ****** identity.”

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U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage with ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos for a town hall event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 15, 2020.

Harris’ father is ****** and her mother was Indian-*********. Harris attended the historically ****** Howard University, is a part of the historically ****** sorority,

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and was a member of the Congressional ****** Caucus. She has embraced her mixed-race identity on and off the campaign trail, frequently talking about both her parents and their heritage.

Donalds was asked on the program about inaccurate ******* on Harris’ ******* identity that Trump made in Chicago at the National Association of ****** Journalists Convention.

“I didn’t know she was ****** until a number of years ago when she happened to turn ******, and now she wants to be known as ******,” Trump said on Wednesday. “Is she Indian or is she ******? Because she was Indian all the way and then all of a sudden she made a turn and she went she became a ****** person.”

Stephanopoulos countered the insinuation that Harris’ identity is in question.

More: Trump questions Kamala Harris’ ******* identity at NABJ, says she ‘happened to turn ******’

“You just repeated the slur again, if it doesn’t matter, why do you all keep questioning her identity?” Stephanopolous asked. “She’s always identified as a ****** woman. She is biracial, she has a Jamaican father and Indian mother. She’s always identified as both, why are you questioning that?”

Donalds continued to slyly sow doubt around Harris’ identity on Stephanopoulos’ show, saying that many “people” are still questioning it.

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Jul 15, 2024; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Rep. Byron Donalds (FL) speaks during the first day of the *********** National Convention. The RNC kicked off the first day of the convention with the roll call vote of the states. Mandatory Credit: Mark Hoffman-USA TODAY

“This is actually a conversation throughout social media right now, there are a lot of people who are trying to figure this out,” he said. “But that’s a side issue, not the main issue.”

Stephanopoulos then cut off Donalds to call out the repetition of the baseless smear.

“Sir, one second, you just did it again,” Stephanopoulos interjected. “Why do you insist on questioning her ******* identity?”

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc.’s 60th International Biennial Boule event in Houston, Texas, U.S., July 31, 2024. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Harris responds, and Christie’s take

Harris responded Wednesday in Houston addressing a crowd of members of a historically ****** sorority, Sigma Gamma Rho.

“It was the same old show − the divisiveness and the disrespect,” she said.

Former *********** Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey later appeared on Stephanopoulos’ show, saying that this ******* is not surprising.

“This is how you can tell that this race is changing,” he said. “When Donald Trump is ahead, and he feels that he’s comfortably ahead, he’s willing to go with conventional, smart, political advice.”

The short time since President Joe Biden dropped his name from the ticket, Harris has seen a energized the Democratic base, enjoying record-breaking in fundraising.

“As soon as he thinks it’s getting close, he’s going back to the greatest hits.”

Polling shows that Harris has improved upon Biden’s chances of taking out Trump in November, some showing a deadlocked race between the two, others giving Harris a slight lead. Some polling suggests Harris will pull

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than Biden and will see higher turnout among ****** voters.

This, Christie said, is scaring Trump.

“This is who he is,” he said. “This is personal, he’s juvenile.”

— Sam Woodward is the Minnesota elections reporting fellow for USA Today. You can reach her at *****@*****.tld, on X @woodyreports, or on Threads @samjowoody

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