Kamala Harris was “Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden, she made a turn and she went, she became a Black person.”
The statement: Kamala Harris was “Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden, she made a turn and she went, she became a Black person.”
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stated on July 31, 2024 in an NABJ conference appearance:
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