Harris says she's 'a pragmatic capitalist' in pitch to Latino voters
Vice President Kamala Harris told Telemundo on Tuesday that she is a “pragmatic capitalist” who wants to support Latino entrepreneurs, countering former President Donald Trump's attempts to portray her as a Marxist.
Vice President Kamala Harris told Telemundo on Tuesday that she is a “pragmatic capitalist” who wants to support Latino entrepreneurs, countering former President Donald Trump's attempts to portray her as a Marxist.
“I am a capitalist. I am a pragmatic capitalist,” Harris said in the interview at the vice president’s official residence in the Naval Observatory in Washington. “I believe that we need a new generation of leadership in America that actively works with the private sector to build up the new industries of America, to build up small-business owners, to allow us to increase home ownership.”
Republicans have for years tried to convince Hispanic voters, many of whom fled repressive countries or are descended from people who did, that Democrats are secret socialists or communists.
In his rally speeches and fundraising emails, Trump frequently refers to Harris as “Comrade Kamala” and a “Marxist,” and he has shared a fake image on social media of someone resembling Harris speaking at a communist event.
Julio Vaqueiro, an anchor on the Spanish-language network Telemundo, which shares a parent company with NBC News, asked how Harris defined herself ideologically in the face of such attacks.
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