Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his new Democratic

opponent Vice President Kamala Harris are sharpening their attacks as they make

their case directly to voters. But as Lisa Desjardan reports, some of Mr. Trump's comments on the campaign

trail today are drawing new criticism.

In Chicago, a first for former President Trump. I love the black population of this country.

The Republicans sat down for an interview at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention,

and it quickly turned combative with ABC's Rachel Scott.

I don't think I've ever been asked a question so in such a horrible manner, a first question.

She asked Trump about other Republicans who called Vice President Kamala Harris a

DEI or diversity pick. Trump didn't answer directly but instead said... I didn't know she was

black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black and now she wants to be known as black.

So I don't know, is she Indian or is she black?

Harris has never shied away from her black and South Asian heritage.

She attended Howard University, one of the nation's

leading historically black colleges. Trump was later asked about remarks from

his Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance, who in 2021 blasted some single women as childless cat ladies and

suggested Americans with children should get more votes.

Trump explained it this way.

My interpretation is he's strongly family oriented but that doesn't mean if you don't have a family,

there's something wrong with it.

Later, the topic was January 6th, and given the assaults, some of them brutal on 140 police officers that day

Trump was asked if he still would pardon those responsible.

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