J.D. Vance responds to Trump saying Kamala Harris 'happened to turn black'

J.D. Vance called Donald Trump's comments questioning Kamala Harris' racial heritage 'hysterical' and compared the Vice President to a 'chameleon'.

Trump's running mate was on board his campaign plane speaking to reporters when he defended the Republican candidate for taking on 'hostile audiences'.

It came hours after Trump claimed that Harris 'became a black person'.

'I frankly just think it’s hysterical how much the media is overreacting to it,' Vance said.

'The President doesn’t do scripted BS stuff. He actually goes into hostile audiences, he answers tough questions, he pushes back against them, but he actually answers them and how nice it is to have an American leader who’s not afraid to go into hostile places and actually answer some tough questions,' he added.

'So what he said, I thought it was hysterical. I think he pointed out the fundamental chameleon-like nature of Kamala Harris.

She’s flip-flopped on every issue. She’s fake.

'She’s phony. And I think our whole campaign is going to have a very fun time pointing that out. And it sounds like the president kicked us off in stride.'

The remarks were first reported by NOTUS.

The White House slammed Donald Trump on Wednesday for his comments on Kamala Harris' race, saying his allegation she 'became a black person' was 'repulsive.'

Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre led the response from President Joe Biden's administration. Jean-Pierre, a black woman, said Trump's comment was 'insulting.' She also said, as vice president, Harris deserves 'respect.'

'No one has any right to tell someone who they are, how they identify,' Jean-Pierre said.

Trump, in a confrontational, testy interview at the National Association of Black Journalist conference, repeatedly questioned Harris' racial origins. His comments resulted in gasps from the audience of black reporters and push back from the journalists on stage questioning him.

Kamala Harris has responded to Donald Trump's Wednesday rant where he claimed she 'happened to turn black' a few years ago.

Taking the stage at the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc.'s 60th International Biennial Boulé in Houston, Harris addressed the interview hours before, where Trump insisted that 'all of a sudden, she made a turn'.

His comments came at a gathering of black journalists in Chicago, as an interviewer asked him whether he agreed with Republican sentiment that his rival is a 'DEI hire.'

Asking the journalist 'to define DEI', he went on to question Harris's heritage.

The Vice President, in turn, said 'the American people deserve better,' in a speech that also urged the African-American sorority to 'fight' because 'there is so much at stake.'

Donald Trump brought on stage the staff member he credits with saving his life and said he decided he didn't need to be more 'nice' to Democrats after he came close to death.

The former president returned to Pennsylvania just 17 days later after the historic assassination attempt where he referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as Margaret Thatcher as he looked to woo voters in the battleground state.

If Trump had not turned his head to look at an immigration chart on the screen at his Butler rally, it's likely the bullet would have gone into his head rather than graze his ear.

The Republican nominee said the woman who made the graphic is the reason he is alive and brought her on stage.

While many speculated Trump was 'changed' after the shooting, he continued the attacks and unveiled even more nicknames for his new 2024 rival Kamala Harris at his latest rally – just his third since being shot.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. marine Paul Whelan have been released from jail in Russia.

The men were let go as part of a major prisoner swap with Moscow, said to involve around 20 to 30 political prisoners.

Gershkovich was detained in March 2023 on espionage charges that the United States says are illegitimate. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison in July.

Whelan has been imprisoned in Russia since 2018 on spying charges. The US has denied he was involved in espionage operations.

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The families of victims of 9/11 said they were 'deeply troubled' after the architect of the attacks and two others agreed to plea deals after decades in US detention.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawasawi have all agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in exchange for a life sentence.

The New York Times reported on Wednesday evening that the pleas, which will see the men dodge a death penalty trial, have been approved by Pentagon officials.

'We are deeply troubled by these plea deals. While we acknowledge the decision to avoid the death penalty, our primary concern remains access to these individuals for information,' said 9/11 Justice President Brett Eagleson.

'These plea deals should not perpetuate a system of closed-door agreements, where crucial information is hidden without giving the families of the victims the chance to learn the full truth.'