The hashtag #Shesamerican has been trending due to Lord Kilclooney referring to Vice-President elect Kamala Harris as ‘the Indian’ on Twitter.
He was accused of racism after posting the tweet, but he insisted there was ‘nothing racist’ in his tweet.
He wrote: What happens if Biden moves on and the Indian becomes President. Who then becomes Vice President?
Lord Kilclooney later said he had ‘withdrawn’ the remark because ‘it seems to have upset some people.’
“I did not know her name and identified her with the term Indian. Most people understood. Racist NO.”
On Saturday Kamala Harris, became America’s first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect.
The remark has sparked the hashtag #shesamerican to trend on Twitter in support of Ms Harris.
Whilst Biden is proud to be Irish and Harris is rightly proud of her Indian background I certainly withdraw my reference to her as an Indian as it seems to have upset some people. I did not know her name and identified her with the term Indian. Most people understood.Racist NO.
— Lord John Kilclooney (@KilclooneyJohn) November 9, 2020
