Janet Jackson Repeats False Claim On Kamala Harris’ Race

Janet Jackson entertained a false declare about Kamala Harris’ racial id in an interview published by The Guardian on Saturday.

“Effectively, you recognize what they supposedly stated? She’s not Black. That’s what I heard. That she’s Indian,” the music icon informed The Guardian’s Nosheen Iqbal.

Iqbal, in her piece on the singer, referred to Jackson’s 1989 hit “Rhythm Nation” the place she sings of becoming a member of voices “in protest to social injustice” and pushing towards “a world rid of colour traces” earlier than mentioning the election and the vice chairman.

Jackson, after Iqbal precisely famous that Harris is each Black and Indian, continued to name Harris’ id into query and stated she “was informed” the vice chairman’s father Donald J. Harris is white (he isn’t).

“I imply, I haven’t watched the information in just a few days. I used to be informed that they found her father was white,” stated Jackson, whose remarks left the reporter floored.

Jackson’s feedback arrive after former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Kamala Harris “happened to turn Black” as he questioned the vice chairman’s id on the Nationwide Affiliation of Black Journalists conference in July.

The previous president notably attacked then-President Barack Obama by pushing the “birther” conspiracy theory over a decade in the past.

Harris, when requested concerning the “flip Black” remarks, informed CNN’s Dana Bash that it’s the “same old, tired playbook” from the GOP nominee.

Iqbal, later in her interview with Jackson, knowledgeable the singer that Harris “has twin heritage” and requested if America is prepared for her ought to she change into president.

“I don’t know,” stated Jackson, who’s gearing up for extra stops on her Collectively Once more tour.

“Actually, I don’t need to reply that as a result of I actually, honestly, don’t know. I believe both method it goes goes to be mayhem.”