"I don't listen to it"- VP Kamala Harris bluntly shuts down talk around her race and being a stepmother in candid chat with Matt Barnes

The "All The Smoke" Podcast, hosted by Matt Barnes, featured Vice President Kamala Harris, who is also the Presidential candidate for the Democratic party in the upcoming presidential elections. In a segment of the September 30 episode, Harris shared her thoughts on the buzz surrounding her racial origins and spoke about her relationship with her stepchildren.

Matt Barnes asked the Democratic presidential candidate about how she feels when people question her identity.

"I don't listen to it," Harris said. "I am really clear about who I am and if anybody else is not they need to go through their own level of therapy that's not my issue. My mother was very clear she was raising two black girl to be two proud black women. It was never a question." (Starts 6:50)

The Vice President then shed light on the problems that people of color face in America. The former NBA player then turned the conversation to a different subject and asked Harris about her thoughts on being a stepmother.

"I love those children they are my children!" Harris said. "We have a modern family and maybe the blessing that I have that not everyone has although I think everyone should try and work on it is I have a very close because it is a very respectful relationship with their mother."

Kamala Harris then explained that people should focus on being role models and forming healthy relationships with their children. She said that no one is perfect and people fall short but they should learn to develop healthy emotional relationships.

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"Not there yet, knock wood": Kamala Harris downplays potential historic presidency milestone talk with Ex-NBA star

Former NBA star Matt Barnes and Vice President Kamala Harris talked about a lot of topics in the 47-minute-long episode, including the heartbreak felt when the NBA left Oakland. During one of the segments, Harris shed light on the historic milestone she would achieve if she became the President of the United States.

Barnes asked Harris about her thoughts on not being only the first woman but also the first black woman President of the United States of America. The democratic party presidential candidate had a ready response to Barnes' question.

"Well not there yet, knock wood," Harris said. "My mother had many sayings and one of them she would say to me Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, make sure you are not the last and I take that so very seriously. I have had the good fortune to mentor a lot of people along the way including to this day."

Kamala Harris is currently on her presidential campaign and is going against the Republican party's presidential candidate and former president of the USA, Donald Trump.