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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

GOP senator accused of racism after repeatedly mispronouncing Kamala Harris’ name

Republican Sen. David Perdue mocked Kamala Harris, his Senate colleague and the Democratic vice presidential nominee, on Friday by repeatedly mispronouncing her name at a Georgia rally for President Donald Trump. 

Perdue was wrapping up his remarks at an event in Macon when he referred to Harris as “KAH’-mah-lah? Kah-MAH’-lah? Kamala-mala-mala? I don’t know. Whatever.” The audience laughed. 

A spokesperson for Perdue said the first-term senator “didn’t mean anything by it.”