Janet Jackson told 'The Guardian' that she 'heard' that Kamala Harris 'is not Black. That's what I heard. That she's Indian,' promoting a false conspiracy theory spread by Donald Trump and right-wing political pundits.
In a new interview, the singer said she had heard that the vice president "is not Black. That's what I heard. That she's Indian"Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and was previously an entertainment reporter at The Messenger.
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"But you know what, I respect either one, I respect either one, but she obviously doesn't, because she was Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden she made a turn, and she went — she became a Black person," Trump continued.After Trump repeated the claims against Harris at the presidential debate on Sept.
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