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Kamala Harris criticized Donald Trump On Thursday evening in a speech in San Francisco. And pointed out that his government had “completely abandoned” the highest ideals.
Appearance at Emerge America for the 20th anniversary
At the gala for the 20th anniversary of Emerge America, an organization that recruited and trained democratic women for political offices, Kamala Harris targeted the president’s agenda. In her 15-minute speech, Harris reflected on the fear and uncertainty caused by Trump’s tactics. And praised those who defend themselves against it.
Harris warns of Trump’s tactics and political agenda
“They rely on the fact that if they can frighten some people, they will have a deterrent effect on others,” she said. “However, what they overlooked is that fear is not only contagious. Courage is contagious. The courage of the Americans, who merged against the largest economic crisis in the modern history of the presidency.”
Criticism of customs policy and economic consequences
Harris described Trump’s tariffs as “ruthless”. She said that they were damaged by workers and families and American companies. She added that these tariffs “as I predicted, clearly conjure up a recession”.
Harris sees calculated plan behind Trump’s chaos
During her speech, Harris found that the Republicans not only cause “absolute chaos”. Instead, she said the government was pursuing a calculated plan.
“A ship for a decades prepared agenda”
“What we actually experience is a rapid event,” she said. “A ship is used to implement an agenda quickly that has been prepared for decades. An agenda that shortens the public education system. An agenda that reduces the state. And then its services privatizes. And all, during the richest under us tax recovery. An agenda, by the way, that neither lowers nor does life make it more affordable. And which is not what was promised.”
She continued: “It is an agenda. A narrow -minded, selfish vision of America in which those who say the truth are punished, loyalists are preferred, take advantage of their power and everyone else is left to their own devices. And all while allies are abandoned. And you withdraw from the world.”
Warning of the constitutional crisis and breakdown of the separation of powers
Harris added that we are currently “experiencing exactly what they imagined for America”. She said there was a risk of a constitutional crisis if the courts and the congress do not face the president.
“This is a crisis that ultimately affects everyone,” she said. ‘Because that would mean that the rules that protect our fundamental rights and freedoms and ensure that each of us has a say in our government’s work is no longer important. “
“The only power that must not fail is the voice of the people”
The former vice president warned that in this case ‘the only control, the only balance, the only power that is not allowed to fail is the voice of the people ”.
Praise for democratic voices and moral clarity
Elsewhere in her speech, Harris Democrats praised, who “made morally clear” approach to Trump’s approach. She called Cory Booker, Chris van Hollen, Chris Murphy, Bernie Sanders, Jasmine Crockett, Maxwell Frost and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and thanked them for their efforts.
Speculations about new candidacy remain unanswered
Harris has since her Defeat in the presidential election Against Trump last year retained. The speech last night was her longest since she left the office in January. There is speculation that Harris could run for an office again. Among other things for the office of governor of California. But in her speech she did not go into her future. She concluded the evening with the words: “It will probably get worse before it gets better. But we are prepared for it.”