Felon Suggests Harris Isn’t An American Citizen

The Washington Post reports:

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday questioned whether Democrats knew where Vice President Kamala Harris “came from,” reprising a tactic that he has previously used against other Democrats, including former president Barack Obama and women of color in Congress. Trump also freshly described Harris’s policy positions as a “regulatory jihad,” without explanation, using a loaded Arabic term often translated as holy war.

Trump rose to prominence in Republican politics more than a decade ago by baselessly questioning Obama’s birthright citizenship, and he has also spread false challenges to Harris’s eligibility to be vice president. “Even though she was born in the U.S. to U.S. citizens, the phrase ‘where she comes from’ has been used by Trump to call into question the citizenship status of non-white colleagues,” Jennifer Wingard, who specializes in political rhetoric, wrote in an email.

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday questioned whether Democrats knew where Vice President Kamala Harris “came from,” reprising a tactic that he has previously used against former president Barack Obama and women of color in Congress. https://t.co/4DTVEGgpXF

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