AP says it was 'racist' for Donald Trump to call Kamala Harris 'lazy'

The Associated Press sparked backlash aft saying it was 'racist' for Donald Trump to telephone Kamala Harris 'lazy.'

Following an arena successful Miami connected Tuesday aimed astatine Latino voters, nan Republican statesmanlike nominee took to nan shape and said that his force was 'lazy arsenic hell' for not holding a run event. 

Trump, 78, past referred to nan Vice President arsenic 'slow' and having a 'low IQ' earlier calling her a 'stupid person' during a later rally successful Greensboro, North Carolina. 

The AP reported connected Trump's comments in an article titled: 'Trump hurls a drawstring of insults astatine Harris including "lazy," a racist trope against Black people.' 

The outlet explained successful nan communicative that nan word 'lazy' has been 'long utilized to demean Black group successful racist terms,' adding that Trump has 'repeatedly' questioned Harris' 'intelligence and stamina.' 

People quickly reacted to nan article online, pinch galore tearing into nan news agency for its characterization.

'So "lazy" is racist now,' 1 professional wrote connected Facebook. 

'This news article is 1 sided,' said another. 

Meanwhile, users connected X offered their ain explanations for really Harris is 'lazy' and accused nan AP of overemphasizing Trump's statements.

'@AP she virtually is lazy. She worked only 20hrs/ wk while VP. He [sic] staffers disappointment she ne'er prepared for meetings,' 1 personification commented. 

'Connecting what Trump said astir her to achromatic group is what you did and that's racist.. you propagandist clowns,' they added. 

'Someone should show clone news @AP that they've worn retired nan racist card,' different wrote. 

While galore were near outraged by nan piece, others agreed pinch nan AP's take.

'Says nan comedian who’s ne'er had a existent job,' 1 personification wrote astir Trump.

Another personification connected Facebook wrote: 'He's nan racist inquire nan kids successful Central Park...,' referring to nan Central Park Five, for whom Trump called for nan decease punishment complete accusations that they raped and hit a achromatic female jogger successful 1989. 

The 5 men were later recovered not blameworthy of nan crime and group free successful 2022 based connected recently discovered DNA evidence. 

'He's a pig,' a personification connected X wrote.'

After explaining that Trump called retired Harris for not holding a run event, AP noted that his comments 'ignored' that nan Democratic nominee was successful meetings successful Washington each day, 'recording interviews pinch Telemundo and NBC.'

'Tuesday marked nan first time successful much than 2 weeks that Harris had nary nationalist events scheduled aft a tally of much than 14 consecutive days of recreation to governmental events successful pivotal states, including a three-state tally connected Monday, starting successful Pennsylvania, continuing to Michigan and ending successful Wisconsin,' nan AP reported. 

With little than 2 weeks until nan 2024 election, nan AP said that 'Trump signaled he will thin harder into disparaging Harris,' moreover though his friends 'have many times suggested he should steer clear of individual attacks including references to her title and gender.' 

Steven Cheung, Trump's run spokesperson, told nan outlet that nan erstwhile president's comments had 'nothing to do pinch her title aliases gender.' 

'It's simply because she has nary respect for nan American group and takes voters for granted,' he said. 

Harris' run did not instantly respond to AP's petition for comment. Ian Sams, a spokesperson for Harris, told nan outlet that Trump 'canceled a Tuesday day municipality hallway pinch friends Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and erstwhile U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard earlier his evening rally successful North Carolina.' 

Later that night, Gabbard, a erstwhile Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, took nan shape successful Greensboro and announced she's joining nan Republican party. 

This is not nan first clip nan AP has taken a 'racist' jab astatine Trump, arsenic nan outlet said he's utilized nan words 'rabid' and 'animal' to picture achromatic group in nan past. 

The publication besides touched upon Trump's domiciled successful nan Central Park Five case, conscionable a time aft nan men, Yusef Salaam, Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise, sued nan erstwhile president for using 'false and defamatory statements' astir them successful his face-off with Harris last month.

They activity a assemblage proceedings to find damages successful a lawsuit that turns up nan power erstwhile again connected a tense campaign. 

'Defendant Trump falsely stated [at nan debate] that Plaintiffs killed an individual and pled blameworthy to nan crime,' says nan civilian lawsuit.

'These statements are demonstrably false.'

The suit says nan 5 men 'never pled blameworthy to immoderate crime and were subsequently cleared of each wrongdoing.'

It adds: 'Further, nan victims of nan Central Park assaults were not killed.'

Trump's run called nan suit a 'frivolous' illustration of 'election interference'.