Kamala Harris' campaign blasted Donald Trump over his "tirade" at a National Association of Black Journalists event on Wednesday, saying the former president showed America "exactly who he is."
Michael Tyler, communications director for Harris for President, said Trump showed his "hostility" on stage in Chicago, and called it the "same hostility he has shown throughout his life, throughout his term in office, and throughout his campaign for president as he seeks to regain power and inflict his harmful Project 2025 agenda on the American people."
Tyler added that Trump "lobbed personal attacks and insults at Black journalists the same way he did throughout his presidency" and accused Trump of failing Black families. Trump, said Tyler, "left the entire country digging out of the ditch he left us in."
"Donald Trump has already proven he cannot unite America, so he attempts to divide us," the statement said. "Today’s tirade is simply a taste of the chaos and division that has been a hallmark of Trump’s MAGA rallies this entire campaign."
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Former President Donald Trump clashed with a moderator at the conference. Moments after sitting down, ABC News anchor Rachel Scott asked Trump about his history of insulting the Black community.
"You've attacked Black journalists, calling them a loser, saying the questions that they ask are, quote, stupid and racist," she continued. "You've had dinner with a white supremacist at your Mar-a-Lago resort. So my question, sir, now that you are asking Black supporters to vote for you, why should Black voters trust you after you have used language like that?"
Trump responded with anger.
"Well, first of all, I don't think I've ever been asked a question so in such a horrible manner," he insisted. "You don't even say, hello, how are you? Are you with ABC? Because I think they're a fake news network, a terrible network, and I think it's disgraceful that I came here in good spirit."
