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Republicans call Kamala Harris a 'DEI hire' as attacks on her gender and race increase


Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2024, during an event with NCAA college athletes. It was her first public appearance after President Joe Biden endorsed her to be the next presidential nominee of the Democratic Party.

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As Vice President Harris moves closer to the Democratic presidential nomination, some top Republicans are focusing their attacks on her race and gender - and her supporters are warning that strategy might backfire for her opponents.

In recent public comments, Republican members of Congress including Harriet Hageman of Wyoming and Tim Burchett of Tennessee have described her as a “DEI hire.”

On Fox Business, a guest repeated that idea and referred to a vulgar TikTok meme, appearing to imply without evidence that Harris had somehow used sexual relationships with powerful men to advance her career.


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