Former US Vice-President Kamala Harris reemerged on the national stage Wednesday, sharply criticising President Donald Trump for “inviting a recession” with his tariff policies while rallying supporters in her first major speech since leaving the White House.
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Harris framed her comments around “courage” – praising judges who have ruled against Trump and universities that have resisted the administration’s demands for sweeping changes.
She warned that while Trump’s plans may feel to some like “absolute chaos”, they actually represent “swift implementation of an agenda that has been decades in the making”.
“We are living in their vision of America,” Harris said. “And this is not a vision that Americans want.
The appearance comes as Democrats remained divided over how to counter Trump’s sweeping executive actions to slash the size of government, a whiplash tariffs policy, and social policies from the rapid deportation of undocumented immigrants to targeting diversity-related rules and programmes.
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A former California attorney general, Harris was considering a run for governor in 2026 to succeed Gavin Newsom, who is barred from seeking a third term.
