At his first solo campaign trail event, JD Vance took aim at Vice President Kamala Harris, questioning her gratitude for the country and her qualifications. The Morning Joe panel discuss the potential impact comments like this have on the Republican campaign strategy.
As Democrats largely coalesce around Kamala Harris as their presidential nominee, some politicians and pundits on the right have resorted to racist dog whistles in their attacks on the vice president, a Black and South Asian American woman. Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., called Harris a “DEI hire.” Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., claimed that many Democrats feel they must support Harris’ candidacy “because of her ethnic background.” Sen.
As Democrats began openly defecting after Biden’s debate performance and the discussion about who would replace him at the top of the ticket ramped up, so did the claim that Harris was only in her position because of identity politics, and not because she earned the spot on her merits. The New York Post recently published a column by Fox Business senior correspondent Charles Gasparino, who warned about Harris becoming the country’s “first DEI president.
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