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Kamala Harris avoided directly answering a question on whether she agrees with former President Barack Obama‘s widely criticized plea to black men to vote for her over Donald Trump.
Obama sparked outrage last week for controversial comments criticizing black men for not getting behind her campaign because of her gender.
Harris was asked about Obama’s remarks by reporters on the campaign trail Wednesday, but she sidestepped the controversy and acknowledged his support.
‘Let me first say that I’m very proud to have the support of former President Barack Obama,’ she said.
‘And I think that the important point that I will make over and over again is I don’t assume to have the vote of any demographic locked down.’
During a surprise campaign visit in Pittsburgh, Obama criticized ‘the brothers’ in the black community for their lack of enthusiasm for Harris.