Former President Donald Trump drew sharp criticism on social media for the latest way he tried to disparage 2024 election rival Kamala Harris.
Trump, the Republican nominee, referred to Harris in four posts on his Truth Social platform on Monday as “Kambala.”
“People vote with their STOMACH, and food is now at an all time high because of Kamabla/Biden INCOMPETENCE,” Trump wrote in one post. “With them in charge, IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE!”
In another, Trump claimed, “Kambala Harris is afraid to Debate me on FoxNews.”
Trump last week faced backlash for falsely suggesting, during a Q&A at the National Association of Black Journalists convention, that Harris only acknowledged her Indian heritage “until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black.” Harris has always identified with her Black heritage.
Critics on X, formerly Twitter, suggested the “Kambala” spelling of Harris’ first name in his posts was a dog whistle about that.