Trump's racist attacks on Harris won't stand

"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?" {NAME},  These were Donald Trump's shocking words about Vice President Kamala Harris at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention in Chicago. [Screenshot of a CNN Politics article titled 'Donald Trump falsely suggests Kamala Harris ‘happened to turn Black’' by Eric Bradner and Aaron Pellish. The image shows a picture of Donald Trump seated on the left and ABC News’ Rachel Scott seated on the right. Below the image is a quote from Trump: '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?' the former president said.]( The audience gasped. And for good reason.  As a Black man in America, I was deeply disturbed by Trump's racist remarks. But I wasn't surprised.  This is the same man who led the "birther" movement against President Obama and has a long history of divisive, hateful rhetoric.  Trump's comments about Harris were so bad, even Tommy Tuberville wouldn't defend them when asked.  But it hasn't stopped. Since that event last week, Trump and his running mate JD Vance have repeated these vicious attacks at every rally and campaign stop.  What gives me hope is how the majority of the Black journalists leading the panel last week held Trump accountable, asking tough questions and fact-checking his statements in real time. They showed us the power of speaking truth to power. And in the days that followed, I'm encouraged to see many in the media calling these racist comments exactly what they are.  Trump's pathetic, age-old racism didn't work against Obama, and it won't work against Harris. 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