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The audacity of Kamala Harris’ laughter – and the racist roots of Trump’s derision

  • Written by Betsy Huang, Professor of English, Clark University
The audacity of Kamala Harris’ laughter – and the racist roots of Trump’s derisionA split image of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris during the presidential debate on Sept. 10, 2024. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu/Getty Images

Just when the summer uproar over Donald Trump calling his potential rival “Laffin’ Kamala” and “Cackling Copilot Kamala Harris” was beginning to subside, an apparent new round of attacks b...

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