Republicans reel at Trump's "embarrassing" remarks about Harris

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  • "It was awful," one House Republican said of the interview, telling Axios it raised concerns about whether Trump can contain his impulses while running against the first woman, Black and Asian American vice president.
  • Sen Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said of the Trump campaign: "Maybe they don't know how to handle the campaign, and so you default to issues that just should simply not be an issue."
  • "That was not a demonstration on how to win over undecided voters," another House Republican said.
Driving the news: Trump suggested falsely during his appearance at the NABJ's annual convention that Harris "became a Black person" after identifying primarily as Indian.

  • Interviewer Rachel Scott quickly undercut that claim by noting Harris attended Howard University, a historically Black college.
  • Trump also said he would challenge Harris to a cognitive test, claiming she "failed her law exam, so maybe she wouldn't pass a cognitive test." Harris passed the bar exam and was the attorney general of California.
  • Trump was also combative with his interviewers during the 35-minute long sit-down, calling Scott, an ABC News reporter, "very rude" and "nasty."
What they're saying: A handful of high-profile Republicans went on the record to chastise Trump.


 
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