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August 13, 2020

Tucker Carlson Blasts Guest Who Corrected Mispronunciation of Kamala Harris's Name
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In media news, Fox News host Tucker Carlson lashed out Tuesday at his
guest, Democratic campaign adviser Richard Goldstein, who corrected his
mispronunciation of Kamala Harris's name.

Tucker Carlson: "So what?"

Richard Goodstein: "That's how it is: Kamala."

Tucker Carlson: "OK. But that's" -

Richard Goodstein: "OK, well, I think, out of respect for somebody who's
going to be on the national ticket, pronouncing her name right is
actually not - it's kind of a bare minimum. That's all."

Tucker Carlson: "OK. So, I'm disrespecting her by mispronouncing her
name unintentionally. So it begins. You're not allowed to criticize
Kamala Harris or Kamala Harris or whatever."

Richard Goodstein: "Kamala. No, no, no, it's Kamala."

Tucker Carlson: "Because it's - Kamala Harris."

Richard Goodstein: "No, it's not 'whatever.'"

The exchange came just hours after President Trump also mispronounced
Senator Harris's first name.

President Donald Trump: "But as far as Kamala is concerned, she's a big
tax raiser."

During the same news conference, President Trump described Senator
Harris as a "nasty woman." On Wednesday, Trump made a broad, racist
appeal to white women voters, tweeting, "The 'suburban housewife' will
be voting for me. They want safety & are thrilled that I ended the long
running program where low income housing would invade their
neighborhood. Biden would reinstall it, in a bigger form, with Corey
Booker in charge!"


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