Janet Jackson makes jaw-dropping claim about Kamala Harris that aligns with one of Trump's most notorious comments about VP

Janet Jackson has claimed that Kamala Harris is not achromatic - and that the Democrat's 2024 statesmanlike nominee has a achromatic father.

Jackson, 58, made the shocking assertion successful an interrogation with The Guardian, erstwhile asked connected her feelings astir the United States having its archetypal pistillate achromatic president.

'Well, you cognize what they supposedly said?' the vocalist answered. 'She’s not black. That’s what I heard. That she’s Indian.'

'Her father’s white. That’s what I was told. I mean, I haven’t watched the quality successful a fewer days. I was told that they discovered her begetter was white.'

Harris, 59, was calved successful 1964 to Dr Shyamala Gopalan, an Indian-born cancer researcher, and Donald J. Harris, a achromatic Jamaican economics professor. 

The mates wed successful 1963 and separated successful 1971, aft welcoming Kamala and her younger sister Maya, 57. 

Gopalan died of crab successful 2009 aged 70, portion Donald Harris, 86, is present a prof emeritus of economics astatine Stanford University aft retiring successful 1998.

Jackson's precocious member Michael besides faced contention aft his tegument changed colour from achromatic to achromatic implicit the people of his career. He blamed a aesculapian information called vitiligo and denied bleaching his skin.

And her mendacious assertion astir Harris being half-white has been compared to 1 of Donald Trump's astir notorious claims during the statesmanlike campaign. 

Trump claimed Harris 'happened to crook black' portion addressing a the National Association of Black Journalists' normal successful Chicago successful July.

He said: 'She was ever of Indian heritage, and she was lone promoting Indian heritage. 

'I didn’t cognize she was achromatic until a fig of years ago, erstwhile she happened to crook black, and present she wants to beryllium known arsenic black. 

'So I don’t know, is she Indian oregon is she black?

'I respect either one, but she evidently doesn’t, due to the fact that she was Indian each the way, and past each of a abrupt she made a crook and she went – she became a achromatic person. I deliberation idiosyncratic should look into that too.'

Harris shrugged disconnected the remarks days aboriginal accusing Trump of 'the aforesaid aged show, the divisiveness and the disrespect.'

She added: 'The American radical merit better.'

The vice president has yet to remark connected Jackson's remarks astir her race.  

Trump's comments connected Harris contention outraged galore conservatives, with adjacent his ain supporters said to beryllium annoyed astatine the erstwhile president for not focusing connected attacks connected Harris' policies.

Earlier this month, Trump appeared to treble down connected his comments astir Harris' race.

'I don't attraction what she is. I don't care. Whatever she wants to beryllium is good with me.'

Polls amusement that the contention betwixt Trump and Harris remains connected a weapon borderline up of predetermination time connected Tuesday November 5.