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Laura Loomer under fire for ‘extremely racist’ post about Kamala Harris’ Indian heritage: ‘This is horrible’
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Laura Loomer under fire for ‘extremely racist’ post about Kamala Harris’ Indian heritage: ‘This is horrible’

Donald Trump ally Laura Loomer is under fire for a post about Kamala Harris’ Indian heritage that has been criticized as “racist.” The post, which contains cultural stereotypes, was shared by Loomer in response to a post Harris had shared about visiting her grandparents in India when she was a child.

Laura Loomer under fire for 'extremely racist' post about Kamala Harris' Indian heritage (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Photographer: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg)
Laura Loomer under fire for ‘extremely racist’ post about Kamala Harris’ Indian heritage (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Photographer: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg)

In Harris’ message, the vice president wrote that when she was a young girl visiting her grandparents in India, her grandfather would take her on morning walks and “discuss the importance of fighting for equality and fighting corruption.” Harris’ grandfather was a retired civil servant who was involved in “the movement to win India’s independence,” she wrote.

“My grandmother traveled across India — megaphone in hand — speaking to women about access to contraception. Her dedication to public service and their fight for a better future lives on in me today,” Harris added in the Grandparents Day post.

Laura Loomer’s Post Criticized as ‘Racist’

Loomer, a right-wing activist, shared Harris’ post, writing: “If @KamalaHarris wins, the White House will smell like curry and White House speeches will be routed through a call center. The American people will only be able to provide feedback via a customer satisfaction survey at the end of the call that no one will understand.”

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was quick to reach out to X to reprimand Loomer over the “racist” post. “This is abhorrent and extremely racist. It does not represent who we are as Republicans or MAGA,” Greene wrote. “This does not represent President Trump. This type of behavior should never be tolerated. @LauraLoomer should remove this.”

Several netizens also attacked Loomer in the comments section, with one saying: “That’s very racist.” “Okay, very unnecessary and racist. You’re not helping Trump at all,” one user wrote, while another said: “Why do you always have to resort to racism. You’re not helping anything stupid.” A user wrote: “Hey Laura, your racism is visible… and this is one of the many reasons why Trump is going to lose… Supporters like you!” Another said: “Damn, that’s a really racist comment. That’s a bad look.”

Harris’ mother, the late Shyamala Gopalan, was Indian-American. Her father, Donald Harris, is Jamaican-American. Gopalan, who was Tamil Indian-American, died in 2009. Harris has always identified as both Black and Indian in an effort to acknowledge her parents’ heritage as part of her identity.