Political commentator Charlamagne Tha God claimed Vice President Kamala Harris selected Governor Tim Walz as her running mate because she needed a “DEI hire.”
The ‘Breakfast Club’ host, whose real name is Lenard Larry McKelvey, told Jonathan Karl on ABC News “This Week” that he was disappointed about Harris selecting Walz.
“I just found out about him over the last couple of weeks,” he said. “
At first, I was a little bit disappointed like I knew she — we knew she needed a DEI hire, right?”
“So Tim Walz is the DEI hire on this ticket?” Karl asked. “
Diversity, equity, inclusion.”
“Absolutely,” McKelvey responded.
“She needed a white male to make America comfortable. It is what it is. No need for us to, you know, act crazy about it. You know what it is.”
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McKelvey incorrectly claimed that Harris had “very moderate” policy positions despite being ranked as the far-left U.S. Senator.
McKelvey said Harris needed to step up and start doing interviews.
“I feel like she should be any and everywhere, you know, having these conversations,” he said.
“I don’t — I truly don’t know why she hasn’t, you know, done any interviews yet because that’s the only reason Donald Trump is still, you know, sucking the — sucking the air out of the headlines, because he keeps headlines going, like he’s everywhere.”
“You saw him at the National Association for Black Journalists Convention. You saw him on with Adin Ross. He’s going to be on with Elon Musk. He’s always calling in to conservative talk radio.”
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