Left-wing political commentator Charlamagne Tha God, whose real name is Lenard Larry McKelvey, said over the weekend that Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate because she needed a “DEI hire.”
McKelvey made the remarks during a Sunday interview with Jonathan Karl on ABC News’ “This Week” while talking about the state of the 2024 presidential election.
“I just found out about him over the last couple of weeks,” he said. “At first, I was a little bit disappointed like I knew she — we knew she needed a DEI hire, right?”
“So Tim Walz is the DEI hire on this ticket?” Karl asked. “Diversity, equity, inclusion.”
“Absolutely,” McKelvey responded. “She needed a white male to make America comfortable. It is what it is. No need for us to, you know, act crazy about it. You know what it is.”
McKelvey then falsely…
