Maddow And Kamala Harris Erupt In Laughter At Quip In Response To Trump's Racial Attack

"MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and former Vice President Kamala Harris cracked up over a quip in response to President Donald Trump's racial attack, which was revealed in Harris's new book. VP Harris stunned the political media world with surprisingly candid excerpts from the forthcoming campaign tome 107 Days, and has embarked on a media tour in support of the book. The title is a reference to the time elapsed between her ascension to the top of the ticket and her Election Day loss to now-President Donald Trump. The ex-Veep was a guest on Monday night's edition of MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show for a wide-ranging interview that hit a lot of topics that are covered in the book, and some that aren't."

"MADDOW: I'm going to read something where I have to bleep myself in the middle of reading it out loud, sort of. This is the part when Trump told an audience, National Association of Black Journalists, told them that you happened to turn black HARRIS: Right. MADDOW: and that you now wanted to be known as black. You say: On the plane that day when I first heard about Trump's remark, we patched in Brian Fallon, your senior adviser, communications adviser, on a call to strategize a response. Brian wanted me to punch back with a big speech about my racial identity, like the one Obama had given. I was so I will just say it I was so pissed that I didn't hold back. Are you effing kidding me? I was not about to take Trump's bait. He lies all the time, I told Brian. He throws out outrageous statements to distract from the real issues. Today, he want"

Kamala Harris appeared on MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show and laughed with the host over a quip responding to President Donald Trump's racially charged remark that she had "turned black." Harris described patching in senior adviser Brian Fallon to strategize a response but decided against delivering a forceful speech about her racial identity. Harris emphasized a sense of humor and restraint, calling Trump's remarks distractions from substantive issues and saying she would not take his bait. The exchange drew from candid excerpts of her campaign memoir 107 Days and came during a media tour in support of that project.

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