Dem Strategist Spots How Trump Is 'Punishing' Vance With His 'Turn Black' Remarks

Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg explained why its clear to him that former President Donald Trump is regretting picking Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate.

Hes aware that its dragging the entire ticket down and I think in his own diseased brain he started punishing Vance by now raising this issue of biracial heritage and everything else, Rosenberg said in a recent interview with the MeidasTouch Network .

Trump, in a disastrous Q&A at the National Association of Black Journalists convention on Wednesday, said of Vice President Kamala Harris , I didnt 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 dont know, is she Indian or is she Black?

The Democratic strategist, earlier in the interview, told host Ben Meiselas that Trumps comments could cause even more significant estrangement between the former president and his VP pick, whose wife, Usha Vance, is a child of Indian immigrants .

He said Trumps disaster VP choice was one of three things that contributed to this magical moment in the 2024 election cycle.

It sort of, I think, scared even Republicans given how extreme he was. It was a, it put downward pressure on their convention bounce, Rosenberg said.

He continued, Two is Joe Biden s selfless act and three is Kamala Harris coming out of the gate in a very commanding and strong fashion.

Rosenberg added that the three events have congealed into this moment that were in.

But central to them was Trumps picking of Vance and Vances just outrageous extremism, the crazy things that hes saying, said Rosenberg, who added that theres no way to prevent new crazy stuff from resurfacing about Vance.

And I have a feeling thats gonna go on for weeks and weeks to come, he added. And theres no way for them to turn that off and so I dont really know what theyre gonna do.