More information emerged Saturday about Jamal Simmons, who was recently hired as communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Simmons made a donation to a presidential candidate in June 2015, sending a $250 contribution to the campaign of Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
Simmons previously expressed support for Paul in 2014, when he responded to the senator’s call for speeding up deportations of “DREAMers and other immigrant children.”
“I liked him so much last week,” Simmons wrote about the senator.
Paul, from Kentucky, was first elected to the Senate in 2010. He launched his presidential campaign in 2015 but dropped out of the race after a disappointing finish in the Iowa caucuses in February 2016. Donald Trump won the GOP nomination later that year and was elected president. Paul was re-elected to the Senate in 2016.
Jamal Simmons is seen in Los Angeles, Feb. 20, 2020.
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Aside from the Paul donation, Simmons has donated to only Democrats – in similar dollar amounts – including to Harris when she was running for the U.S. Senate in California in 2015.
On the defensive
Simmons, a Michigan native, was recently hired to replace Ashley Etienne, who left the vice president’s office in December. Simmons’ appointment was announced after a series of departures from Harris’ team.
He has been on the defensive from immigration advocates since a 12-year-old tweet resurfaced.
The tweet said: “just saw 2 undocumented folks talking on MSNBC. One Law student the other a protester. Can someone explain why ICE is not picking them up?”
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks as President Joe Biden looks on at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2022, in Washington.
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He clarified recently that he wasn’t suggesting they should be picked up by ICE, but that it seemed surprising they could appear on TV and not be detained.
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