{"id":14272,"date":"2024-08-01T15:05:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T15:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latinosreadytovote.org\/?p=14272"},"modified":"2024-08-01T15:05:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T15:05:22","slug":"speaking-to-black-journalists-trump-reminded-everyone-how-racist-he-can-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinosreadytovote.org\/?p=14272","title":{"rendered":"Speaking to Black journalists, Trump reminded everyone how racist he can be"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Give Trump a platform and he\u2019ll remind people how unlikable he is.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Christian Paz<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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The conversation went off the rails within the first few minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking Wednesday to three Black female reporters at the National Association of Black Journalists\u2019 annual convention, former President Donald Trump was expected to make an appeal to Black voters, contrast his appearance with Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019s absence from the event, and, of course, face some tough questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of using the interview to present a positive case for the audiences that a roomful of Black journalists cover and inform, he immediately slid into the vindictive, petty, and confrontational persona that first shocked many Americans during the 2016 campaign, came to dominate daily life during Trump\u2019s presidency, and which many Americans may have forgotten about since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner. \u2026 I think it\u2019s a very rude introduction. I don\u2019t know exactly why you would do something like that,\u201d Trump told ABC News\u2019 Rachel Scott after she asked Trump about his history of making offensive statements about Black politicians and journalists. \u201cI think it\u2019s a very nasty question. … I have been the best president for the Black population since Abraham Lincoln.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rest of the Q&A went about as well, with Trump taking swipes at the reporters interviewing him, complaining about the sound system and equipment, doubling down on pardoning January 6 rioters, and most shockingly, questioning Harris\u2019s racial and ethnic background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage,\u201d Trump said of Harris while answering a question about Republicans calling Harris a \u201cDEI hire.\u201d \u201cI didn\u2019t 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\u2019t know, is she Indian or is she Black?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donald Trump claims he didn\u2019t know Kamala Harris was Black while being interviewed at NABJ convention:

\u201cShe was always of Indian heritage [\u2026] I didn\u2019t know she was Black until years ago when she happened to turn Black. Is she Indian or Black?\u201d

pic.twitter.com\/KDjD30WH5Z<\/a><\/p>— Pop Base (@PopBase) July 31, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>