The expert who traced the Irish ancestors of Joe Biden and Barack Obama says she can't find evidence to support claims linking Harris to the notorious Hamilton Brown
There is no evidence that Kamala Harris is descended from notorious Irish-born slave owner Hamilton Brown, a leading genealogist has said.
Ms Smolenyak, who worked on the TV series Who Do You Think You Are, said of Hamilton: “I have very few doubts that he did rape some of those he enslaved. No doubt his DNA is floating out there, but it’s one thing to know that on an intellectual level and to claim it with regard to somebody who might become the next president of the United States. There is no paper trail proof at all.”
READ MORE: Man accused of ramming gates at Áras, Government Buildings suffered 'delusional fantasies' But Ms Smolenyak said the alleged slave owner connection was being manipulated by trolls and supporters of Republican candidate Donald Trump. She said: “What we’re dealing with is clickbait garbage. I didn’t get to just claim Barack Obama was from Moneygall, I had to prove it.
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