Democratic Strategist Flags Fine Point From Donald Trumps Racist Claim At NABJ

Democratic strategist Aisha Mills declared that Donald Trump is going to Donald Trump before questioning a CNN discussion on the former presidents racist claim about Vice President Kamala Harris identity on Wednesday.

There are many people in this country who are biracial people who absolutely identify as the fullness of who they are, said Mills in an appearance on CNNs Erin Burnett OutFront.

She continued, And the fact that you have someone who is a former president, thats running for president again, that is making a mockery of the heritage of anybody is really the fine point on all of this that we should be talking about here. It is ridiculous.

The former president, in a wild Q&A at the National Association of Black Journalists convention, said Harris happened to turn Black and now wants to be known as such in remarks that his attorney has appeared to double down on.

GOP strategist and Trump 2016 campaign senior adviser David Urban  told Burnett that there have been instances in the media that really played up Harris Indian American identity in response to a 2019 clip where she said she was born and will die Black.

And look, shes mixed, shes mixed race. Shes both, shes both, said Urban, who added that hes both Italian and Polish due to his ancestors.

Mills, who earlier in the program said Harris has always been a Black woman and cant hide it, wasnt having it with Urbans comments.

Were not talking about ancestors. Can we just talk about how ignorant this whole conversation is? Mills asked.

Yeah, I think were all amazed that were having , Burnett replied.

This is a biracial woman in America, Mills said.

The Democratic strategist emphasized that the talk isnt about ancestors off of a boat but rather a woman whose father was a Black Jamaican man and whose mother was an Indian woman.

Urban later said it was ridiculous that they were talking about the remarks and not Harris record.

And President Trump put himself in that position. So instead here tonight of debating her failed policies of the Biden administration, were talking about this, he said.

And its a distraction. Its a distraction in American people. Im sure its a distraction to the American people who dont want this to be talking about.

H/T: Mediaite