Hulk Hogan jokes about body-slamming Kamala Harris

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Back in the late 1980’s, Hulk Hogan defended his WWF world championship against Kamala several times, always coming out on top.

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But now the Hulkster is picking a fight with U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris and it’s not going over well, brother.

During a wild speech at a bar in Medina, Ohio, on Monday night, the 71-year-old professional wrestling icon joked to the crowd about body-slamming and “dropping the leg” on Harris before questioning her heritage.

In a clip shared on social media, Hogan asked the crowd ”Want me to body-slam Kamala Harris? Want me to drop the leg on Kamala?” referring to his finishing move during his in-ring career.

Hogan then asked “is Kamala a chameleon? Is Kamala Indian?” referring to comments about her heritage made by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and vice-presidential running mate J.D. Vance.

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Perhaps realizing he had gone too far, Hogan tried to walk it back.

“I am going to get heat for that one, brother. That was not me,” he said. “That was the beers talking.”

“Why is a grown man threatening a woman with violence?” one user on X replied.

“I am not a Democrat, but I am an American and a Christian. These violent and racist statements from recent Republican Convention speaker Hulk Hogan regarding Vice President Kamala Harris are abhorrent. The RNC should immediately condemn this,” another user wrote.

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During an interview at a black journalists’ association last month, Trump came under fire for saying that Harris just “happened to turn Black.”

“She was always of Indian heritage and she was only promoting Indian heritage. 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. So, I don’t know, is she Indian or is she Black?” Trump said.

Vance has called Harris a “chameleon” and defended Trump’s earlier comments.

Harris’ father is Jamaican-American and her mother is an immigrant to the U.S. from India.

Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, was at the Thirsty Cowboy bar to promote his new beer – Real American Beer.

Hogan’s support of Trump is no secret: He appeared on-stage at last month’s Republican National Convention to put over the former president.

During his speech, Hogan ripped off his shirt to expose a Trump-Vance tanktop to the fired-up crowd.

“Let Trumpamania make America great again,” Hogan said, also calling him a “hero” and a “gladiator.”

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