Harris takes issue with Rep. Byron Donalds' remarks on Black families during the Jim Crow era.
In an interview that was released on Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris refuted Republican Representative Byron Donalds' assertion from last week that Black families were "together" during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation.
The vice president reportedly called Politico to discuss former President Donald Trump's declaration that he will select a running mate at the Republican convention next month. Politico reported that while she largely refrained from commenting on specific candidates, she did sharply attack Donalds, one of the candidates being examined as Trump's possible running mate.
With reference to the state's interventions into Black history curricula under Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, Harris remarked, "It's sadly yet another example of somebody out of Florida trying to erase or rewrite our true history." "Last July, I traveled to Florida to denounce their efforts to fabricate a new history in its place. And it seems like that comes out of that state in an endless stream.
The remarks by Donald Trump, which coincide with the campaign of the former president's Black Republican backer, Texas Representative Wesley Hunt, were made during an event in Philadelphia.
At the ceremony last week, Donalds stated, "You see, during Jim Crow, the Black family was together," according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. "Because Black people have always been conservative in thought, more Black people during Jim Crow were not just conservative, but they also voted conservatively," the speaker claimed.
“The vice president compared the Biden administration's stance on abortion to that of the potential GOP vice presidential candidates in the interview with Politico."
"Everyone on that list has advocated for a federal ban on abortion or backed a Trump abortion ban in their state. In reality, a large number of senators voted this week against the freedom to use contraception. Harris, who has spearheaded the White House's propaganda campaign following the Supreme Court's 2022 decision to reverse the federal right to an abortion, said, "That's how far down the road they are."
In her past role as vice president, Harris has dabbled in culture war matters. She visited Florida last year to criticize Florida Republicans following revisions made to the state Board of Education's Black history curriculum.
Harris emphasized standards during the visit in July of last year. A statement on the state Department of Education website states that middle school curriculum must teach students about "how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit."
"We are aware of the past. Harris stated at the time, "And let us not let these politicians who are trying to divide our country win." "They are starting these pointless arguments. It is not essential to discuss whether slavery was beneficial to those who were enslaved. Are you joking with me? Should we argue about that?
The vice president has frequently communicated on behalf of the administration on a number of sensitive topics. She was sent to Jacksonville, Florida, last month, just hours after the state enacted a contentious ban on most abortions performed after six weeks of pregnancy. This served to intensify the Biden campaign's criticism of Trump for pushing for stringent abortion restrictions to be imposed nationwide following the Supreme Court's ruling.
She visited Tucson in April, a few days after a verdict by the state Supreme Court that upheld the prohibition on abortion from the Civil War era, with no exceptions for rape or incest.
