British singer-songwriter Rod Stewart mocked former President Trump for questioning Vice President Harris’ race and ethnicity, saying he never knew Trump “was orange” until the GOP presidential candidate suddenly “became an orange person.”
“I didn’t know he was Orange until a few years ago when he became Orange,” Stewart he wrote in his post, which featured four photos of Trump side by side, appearing to show Trump’s increasingly orange skin tone.
“I respect any of them, but he obviously doesn’t, because all of a sudden he turned a corner and went – he became an Orange person. I think someone should look into this,” he added.
The post’s language mirrors Trump’s widely criticized comments during the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention last week.
Trump falsely said in the NABJ interview that Harris only recently “became black,” after previously “only promoting Indian heritage.”
“I didn’t know she was black until a few years ago when she became black. And now she wants to be known as black,” Trump said last week, before an audience of black journalists.
“But you know what, I respect any of them, but she obviously doesn’t. Because she was Indian all along and suddenly she took a turn. And she became a black person,” he continued. “And I think someone should look into this.”
Harris’ mother emigrated from India and his father emigrated from Jamaica. She has identified with both aspects of her heritage in public comments throughout her career.
The tweet was first shared on a big screen at a Las Vegas show, according to British news. outlets. Stewart then posted a photo on Instagram of what appeared to be the moment he aired the fake tweet during his show. The enlarged tweet takes up most of the image, with Stewart and his fellow musicians appearing on the stage below.
The Hill reached out to the Trump campaign for a response.
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