International Courant
Janet Jackson warned voters of the potential chaos surrounding the upcoming November election in a latest interview with The Guardian. The Grammy-winning singer additionally made false claims about Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial id.
“‘Nicely, you understand what they supposedly mentioned?'” Jackson informed the information outlet. “‘She’s not Black. That is what I heard. That she’s Indian.’”
When knowledgeable that Harris is each Black and Indian, Jackson pushed again, asserting that the presidential nominee’s father is neither.
“Her father’s white. That is what I used to be informed. I imply, I have never watched the information in a couple of days,” she mentioned. “I used to be informed that they found her father was white.”
Presidential nominee Donald Trump informed journalists in August that his Democratic opponent Harris “turned Black” for political acquire.
“‘She was solely selling Indian heritage,'” Trump mentioned in an interview on the Nationwide Affiliation of Black Journalists conference. “‘I did not know she was Black till various years in the past, when she occurred to show Black, and now she desires to be often called Black…Is she Indian or is she Black?'”
Harris’ father has been confirmed to be a Jamaican immigrant. He got here to the US to pursue a PhD in economics. Her mom, who died in 2009, was an Indian immigrant.
Elsewhere within the interview, the Guardian requested Jackson if she thinks America is prepared for Harris, to which she replied, “Actually, I do not wish to reply that as a result of I actually, in truth, do not know. I believe both manner it goes goes to be mayhem.”
She then reiterated her perception that, no matter who wins, she does not anticipate a peaceable transition of energy within the aftermath of the election.
“‘I believe there is perhaps mayhem,'” Jackson mentioned. “‘Both manner it goes, however we’ll need to see.'”
