Sen. Harris apologizes for appearing to laugh in response to man who described President Trump's actions as 'mentally retarded.'
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Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. and a 2020 Democratic presidential contender, apologized Saturday for laughing and saying"well said" in response to a man who described President Donald Trump's actions as"mentally retarded."."I didn’t hear the words the man used in that moment, but if I had I would’ve stopped and corrected him. I’m sorry. That word and others like it aren’t acceptable. Ever.
The senator told NBC News that,"I would never condone that kind of language being spoken by anybody about anybody. It is offensive. I have worked my entire career to do a number of things including to ensure our disability community receives the dignity and the rights that they deserve."online.
"So I am scared for this country," the man continued."I am scared for the people of color in this country."The crowd applauded the answer while Harris laughed and said,"Well said, well said." "I plan to win this election, I'll tell you that," Harris responded."It's going to be about working as hard as I possibly can to get there, because over the course of this next year that's what it's going to take to unseat him. Thank you for having the courage to stand up and say it is that there are a lot of people living with extreme fear right now in our country, extreme fear.""I heard him talk about the other stuff," she said.
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