Black or Indian?:Trump jibe at Harris

Washington, NT Bureau: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has launched a racially insensitive attack on Kamala Harris by questioning whether she is "Indian or Black", drawing a sharp reaction from his Democratic rival who termed his remarks "the same old show" of "divisiveness" and "disrespect".

Trump's remarks came as the race for the presidential election gained momentum with opinion polls showing that Vice President Harris, abruptly thrust into the role of presidential candidate fewer than 10 days ago, has narrowed the gap with her Republican rival.

Trump, 78, f alsely claimed Harris had only emphasised her AsianAmerican heritage until recently when, he said, "she became a black person" for political gain.

“I've known her a long time, indirectly, not directly very much, and she was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage," Trump said in Chicago on Wednesday.

"I didn't know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black, and now she wants to be known as Black," the former president said.