An ad that began running in the final days before the Nov. 8 elections, and that decries racism against white people, wrongly claimed that Kamala Harris said non-whites should be first to receive disaster aid.
Harris did not say relief would be based on skin colorHarris gave actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas. The full exchange shows Chopra Jonas asking a meandering question that touched on several topics — Hurricane Ian, climate change policy and disparities in who is most harmed by climate change and extreme weather.
Before Harris could answer, Chopra Jonas added a follow-up question:"We consider the global implications of emissions. The poorest countries are affected the most, they contribute the least and are affected the most. So how should voters in the U.S. feel about the administration’s long-term goals when it comes to being an international influencer on this topic?"
Harris said she thought about climate policy"in terms of the human toll," and was not talking specifically about relief efforts when she made her comments about equity. Harris then addressed Chopra Jones’"point about disparities." She described an environmental justice unit she started when she was San Francisco district attorney that focused on"the disparities issue you have described, rightly." She said"it is our lowest-income communities and communities of color that are most impacted by these extreme conditions, and impacted by issues that are not of their own making.
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PolitiFact - Ad decrying racism against whites is wrong that Kamala Harris said non-whites should get aid firstAn ad that began running in the final days before the Nov. 8 elections, and that decries racism against white people, wrongly claimed that Kamala Harris said non-whites should be first to receive disaster aid.
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