Five years ago, we asked Kamala Harris about reparations. Now her opponents are distorting her answer

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During Charlamagne Tha God’s interview in Detroit with Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday night, an exchange took place that I’d been bracing for since she announced her run for president: Charlamagne: Have you seen the clip Madam Vice President from theGrio? It’s a clip that’s kinda of out of context, and it says that you won’t do anything specifically for Black people. Have you seen that? VP Kamala Harris: I’ve not seen that. Charlamagne: It’s a clip that has you saying you’re not going to do anything specifically for Black people. VP Kamala Harris: Well, that’s just not true. One of the biggest challenges that I face is mis- and disinformation. And it’s purposeful because it is meant to convince people that they somehow should not believe that the work that I have done has occurred and has meaning ... Charlamagne’s question referred to a clip from an interview I did with Vice President Harris in 2019 when she was first running in the Democratic 2020 primary for president. His comment that the clip was “out of context” is in reaction to an edited-down version of Harris’ answer that has been circulated online for years, posted by independent accounts...

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