‘Phony’ and ‘Fake accent’: Vance slams Harris at Arizona Rally, echoes Trump’s critique of her racial identity; Watch video
His comments came hours after former President Donald Trump made headlines for questioning Harris’ identity during the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago.
Vance, who is running as Trump’s vice-presidential pick, criticized Harris for her upbringing and recent changes in her public persona. “Earlier this week, he went to Georgia and started speaking with a fake Southern accent,” Vance said, referring to Harris’ recent campaign appearances. “Kamala Harris grew up in Canada. They don’t speak like Vancouver or Quebec. What’s the deal with that?”
Trump has previously courted controversy by suggesting that Harris change his racial identity for political gain. “She was Indian all the way, and then all of a sudden she became a black person,” Trump remarked, despite Harris’ long-standing identity as a black woman, given her Indian-American mother and Jamaican-American father.
Vance, who has previously worked with conservative figures such as venture capitalist Peter Thiel, criticized Harris for his handling of immigration issues as a “dangerous San Francisco liberal” and a failed “border czar.” He claims that immigrants without legal status are straining government resources and inviting drug cartels into the United States, despite a lack of evidence to support these claims.
Vance’s comments at the Arizona rally were met with enthusiastic cheers from the audience, reflecting heightened tensions and partisan divisions in the current political climate.