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‘It’s a Crying Shame’: Harris Goes After Trump for His Rhetoric on Haitian Migrants

“We’ve gotta say that you cannot be entrusted with standing behind the seal of the President of the United States of America, engaging with that hateful rhetoric,” she said.

Kamala Harris is interviewed by members of the National Association of Black Journalists.
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris is interviewed by members of the National Association of Black Journalists. Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Kamala Harris’ interview with the National Association of Black Journalists may not have been as bombastic as Donald Trump’s interview with the group seven weeks ago, but Harris still found ways to make major news on Tuesday — and take plenty of shots at her opponent.

In a live interview with three NABJ reporters from different outlets, the vice president spent more than five minutes calling out Trump for his false comments about Haitian migrants eating cats and dogs in Springfield, Ohio.

“It’s a crying shame,” she said, noting there have been at least 33 bomb scares in Springfield since the debate last week when Trump baselessly claimed that migrants were abducting and eating pets.