Right-wing media activist Ali Alexander tweeted that Kamala Harris was not black enough to talk about the struggles of black Americans.
President Donald Trump has invited Ali Alexander, a right-wing media personality who recently smeared Senator Kamala Harris by saying she's not"American black," to a social media summit at the White House.
Harris, a first-term California senator and 2020 Democratic hopeful, is the biracial daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother. When asked about her race in an interview withearlier this year, Harris chose to define herself as an American."I am who I am," she added. Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Kamala Harris addresses the crowd at the 2019 South Carolina Democratic Party State Convention on June 22, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. Democratic presidential hopefuls are converging on South Carolina this weekend for a host of events where the candidates can directly address an important voting bloc in the Democratic primary.The Washington Post
While Trump's social media summit includes these right-wing personalities, it did not invite technology giants like Facebook, Google and Twitter. The president has repeatedly claimed that these sites are purposefully blocking conservative voices, a charge the companies have denied.
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