Following former President Donald Trump’s controversial remarks about Vice President Kamala Harris’s racial identity, far-right commentator Laura Loomer publicly shared Harris’s birth certificate, which lists her mother’s ethnicity as “Caucasian.” Trump’s comments, made during an interview at the National Association for Black Journalists (NABJ) event, questioned Harris’s Black identity, prompting a response from Harris’s team and fact-checkers. The incident has sparked significant debate and backlash.
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- Donald Trump questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’s racial identity during an NABJ event.
- Far-right commentator Laura Loomer shared Harris’s birth certificate online.
- The birth certificate lists Harris’s mother as “Caucasian.”
- Harris’s mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was an Indian-American biomedical scientist.
- Harris’s father, Donald Harris, is a Jamaican-American professor emeritus.
- Fact-checkers, including Snopes, clarified that 1960s California birth certificates often did not specify race.
- Harris’s team stated that her mother’s ethnicity listing does not change Harris’s identity.
- Trump’s comments drew a strong reaction from the audience of Black journalists.
- Trump questioned whether Harris is Indian or Black, suggesting she “turned Black” later in life.
- Harris’s team condemned Trump’s remarks as reflective of his long-standing hostility and harmful agenda.
