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consider_this

(2,847 posts)
Sat Aug 10, 2024, 08:37 AM Aug 2024

Why a Kamala Harris 'first' featured at TSF rally?

So I tried to see what was going on over there last night and they had endless time of videos and screen grabs on display while the audience waited around. They cycled some screengrabs periodically, and one that I could not quite fathom why they showed was a headline from an article
"Watch Kamala Harris sworn in as first Indian-American senator" with a large photo of her.

So why would they put that up? Seems like a nice thing about her.
Could it be as low as him trying to double down on the whole shit of his (paraphrase) 'she was Indian, and then she turned black" ??? I hope not, anyone have any other idea of why they would show something nice about our candidate on their screens?

FYI, One of many times it was up there can be seen at ~2hr 47 min mark on this video of the event:
https://www.youtube.com/live/9eZrSTQCZoc

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tanyev

(49,674 posts)
4. It's absolutely about him doubling down on his "she turned black" nonsense.
Sat Aug 10, 2024, 08:49 AM
Aug 2024

He’s also posted the cooking video Harris did with Mindy Kaling in 2019 where they cooked Indian food and discussed things they had in common growing up. Apparently in Trump’s brain it’s impossible to have more than one type of heritage.

consider_this

(2,847 posts)
5. well, to all above who concurred with my guess
Sat Aug 10, 2024, 08:51 AM
Aug 2024

if that's why - well dang - WTH. I was afraid to even guess as such - since if that is why - well that is super effed up.

I really detest them.

karynnj

(61,092 posts)
8. Defense of Trump saying she identified just as indian until she became black
Sat Aug 10, 2024, 09:10 AM
Aug 2024

They consider that article as proof, apparently forgetting that many people are multiraced. Obama is widely considered the first black President, but he is also half white.

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