Representative Byron Donalds (R-Fl) confronted ABC’s George Stephanopoulos for his persistent use of race-baiting tactics during a discussion on Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity.
The exchange exposed the media’s bias and their efforts to divert attention from real issues facing Americans.
Despite Kamala Harris frequently identifying as Indian-American throughout her political career, the media insists on portraying her solely as a black woman to fit their narrative.
Stephanopoulos prioritized defending Harris’ racial identity over addressing her record as Vice President.
During a confrontation at the National Association of Black Journalists conference, President Donald Trump addressed questions about Harris’s racial identity, humorously stating, “I didn’t know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black, and now she wants to be known as black.”
Donalds defended Trump’s remarks in an interview with Stephanopoulos, dismissing the controversy as “phony” and arguing that most people do not care about this issue.
He emphasized that when Harris was first elected to the United States Senate, her Indian-American heritage was highlighted significantly by the Associated Press (AP).
However, as her national political career progressed, the focus shifted more towards her Black identity and her father’s heritage.
Donalds asserted that this shift does not negate the fact that she has always identified as both Indian and Black, reflecting her biracial heritage.
George Stephanopoulos: “You just repeated the slur again. If it doesn’t matter, why do you all keep questioning her identity? She’s always identified as a Black woman. She is biracial. She has a Jamaican father and an Indian mother. She’s always identified as both. Why are you questioning that?”
Byron Donalds: “Well, George, first of all, this is something that’s actually a conversation throughout social media right now. There are a lot of people who are trying to figure this out. But again, that’s a side issue, not the main issue. The main issue—”
George Stephanopoulos: “Sir, one second. You just did it. You just did it again. Why do you insist on questioning her racial identity?”
Byron Donalds: “George, now that you’re done yelling at me, let me answer. [Trump] talked about it on the stage yesterday in Atlanta for what? Two minutes? He spent more than 35-40 minutes going after her record, talking about how radical of a senator she was. She was the most liberal senator in the United States Senate. That is a fact.
He talked about the job that she did as Vice President of the United States, a job, I will add, which has been a failure for the American people. I know you guys like to glom on to this that he talks about in jest or in a serious manner for about a minute or so, but what you do not cover is the litany of failures of Kamala Harris. That’s what you’re not covering, George.”
Stephanopoulos continued to interrupt and redirect the conversation back to the issue of Harris’s racial identity, ignoring Donalds’ attempts to discuss Harris’s political record and the broader impact of the Biden-Harris administration.
George Stephanopoulos: “So questioning somebody’s racial identity for a couple of minutes is okay?”
Byron Donalds: “George, I’m going to tell you again, he brought it up. AP is the one that wrote the headline when she first came to the United States Senate. They didn’t talk about her being Black, they talked about her being the first Indian-American senator. AP brought that up.
I mean, George, we could have this conversation for the entire segment, but none of this matters to the American people. What matters to the American people is are we going to have the same policies of the Biden-Harris administration that have been destructive to the American people, or are we going to have the policies of the Trump administration, which put America first, had low inflation, prosperous Americans, no matter your race, no matter your color, no matter your creed, and a foreign policy that kept America safe?
Those are the facts that truly matter because this issue is going to come and go. The lives of the American people are what’s going to remain, and that’s what matters more than anything else.”
President Trump is right.
She switched. pic.twitter.com/gPIOA77X56
— Rep. Lauren Boebert (@RepBoebert) July 31, 2024
Despite Donalds’ emphasis on policy and leadership, Stephanopoulos continued to steer the conversation towards identity politics, illustrating the mainstream media’s persistent effort to shift focus away from substantial policy shortcomings.
George Stephanopoulos: “If it doesn’t matter, I don’t understand why you keep on repeating it, why the President keeps on repeating it, why those introducing the President yesterday keep on repeating it.”
Byron Donalds: “George, actually, I’m not the one who keeps repeating it. George, you’re the one that’s bringing it up now. I understand why you’re bringing it up.”
George Stephanopoulos: “You’ve done it three times. Every single answer you gave me, you repeated the slur.”
Byron Donalds: “You asked me, George. That’s why I’m pushing back on you now. George, you asked me the question three times. I responded, but I’m also about what do you mean matters in this slur.”
George Stephanopoulos: “Every single time you repeat the slur. That is exactly my point. You simply can’t say that it’s wrong.”
Byron Donalds: “George, so then what you’re saying—I want to get off this topic because this is not the only thing that’s going on. But George, now you’re saying that AP is the one that slurred Kamala Harris? Because those are the facts.
You can go to the internet and look at the clips, George, if you want to, or we can talk about this now. I prefer to talk about the future of our country because the American people are struggling. The American people do need serious policy decisions to be made, and they need serious leadership on the world stage. Kamala Harris has not proven that she can do that. Donald J. Trump has proven that he can do that.”
The interview ended with Stephanopoulos persisting in his accusations, disregarding Donalds’ valid points.
This exchange underscores the mainstream media’s continued emphasis on identity politics, overlooking the crucial concerns of ordinary Americans.
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ABC’s George Stephanopoulos just shows what kind of a joke he is, by his content interruption so he can try to push his ideas (just like 95% of his MSM friends). If you don’t see things their way they will cut you off (most of the time calling you a racist). George should be taken off the air.
Little whiny Stephie should never have been on the air.
“Heels Up Harris” is NOT black! She is EAST INDIAN and THAT’s what she’s identified with!! AND, her grandfather WAS A SLAVE HOLDER!!! So get over it George “Step-on-all-of-us”!!! Not to mention the only “quality” she brought into office, WAS ON HER BACK-SIDE!!
Stephanopolous is a member of the Pravda/Goebbels fake news propaganda machine that hates God, hates America, hates President Trump, and hats liberty for We the People!!!! He is nothing but a lying, cheating hack doing satan’s work in America!!!!!!!!!!