Published 11:51 IST, August 2nd 2024

Trump's Racial Attack Continues, Shares Photo of Kamala Harris in a Saree

Further escalating the racial attacks, Donald Trump has shared a photograph of Kamala Harris in a saree and has made a comment on her Indian heritage.

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Trump shares photo of Harris in a saree | Image: Truth Social
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New Delhi: As the date of the US Presidential Elections come closer, the fight between the Republican nominee Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris continues to intensify.

Donald Trump launched a series of racial attacks on Kamala Harris and they continue as he shares an old photograph of Harris in a saree.

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Trump Shares Photo of Kamala Harris in a Saree

Taking to his own social media platform ‘Truth Social’, Donald Trump shared an old photograph of Kamala Harris in which she is dressed in a pink saree.

Smiling to the camera, Harris is sitting with her family and loved ones; this photo highlights her Indian connection.

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Trump's Racial Attack on Harris Continues

Sharing the photo on the social media platform, Trump has continued with his racial attack on Harris' Indian identity.

In a rather salty message, the Republican presidential nominee said, “Thank you Kamala for the nice picture you sent from many years ago! Your warmth, friendship, and love of your Indian Heritage are very much appreciated.”

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'Is She Indian or is She Black?"

Donald Trump on Wednesday raised questions over Vice President and his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris' racial identity and falsely claimed that she had been downplaying her Black heritage while highlighting her Indian heritage. 

Trump's statement came during his appearance before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago.

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“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?” news agency AP quoted Trump as saying.

‘American People Deserve Better’: Kamala Harris Responds

Kamala Harris responded sharply, saying “the American people deserve better.” Her statements came when she was delivering remarks at Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc.’s 60th International Biennial Boule in Houston.

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“It was the same old show,” news agency AP quoted her as saying, adding, “The divisiveness and the disrespect.”

She further said, “And let me just say, the American people deserve better. the American people deserve better.”

“Our differences do not divide us, they are an essential source of our strength,” Harris added. 

"The American people deserve a leader who tells the truth, a leader who does not respond with hostility and anger when confronted with the facts,” she further said.

11:51 IST, August 2nd 2024