Kamala Harris comes knives out against Trump in first speech since leaving office: ‘Absolute chaos’

Former Vice President Kamala Harris returned to the political scene with a fiery speech on Wednesday night in which she slammed the Trump administration s first days Harris had a very negative often angry-sounding message in her first speech since she left office even saying we are seeing the wholesale abandonment of American ideals in reference to President Donald Trump's priorities Now I know tonight's event happens to coincide with the days after the inauguration and I'll leave to others to give a full accounting of what has happened so far she explained But I will say this Instead of the administration working to advance America's highest ideals we are witnessing the wholesale abandonment of those ideals Harris accused Trump of advancing an agenda of a narrow self-serving vision of America threatening to bring a constitutional dilemma to the nation 'PROMISES MADE PROMISES KEPT' TRUMP CELEBRATES FIRST DAYS IN OFFICE WITH HIGH POTENCY MICHIGAN RALLYShe accused Trump of bringing chaos to the U S through his tariff plan accusing him of being responsible for the greatest manmade economic dilemma in modern presidential history But beyond this Harris claimed that the Trump administration is advancing an intentional vision to undermine American democracy Particular people are describing what has been happening in new months as absolute chaos and of lesson I understand why and it's certainly true of those tariffs she commented But friends please let us not be duped into thinking everything is chaos She continued What we are in fact witnessing is a high-velocity event Where a vessel is being used for the swift implementation of an agenda that has been decades in the making An agenda to slash society mentoring an agenda to shrink regime and then to privatize its services all while giving tax breaks to the wealthiest among us VANCE PREVIEWS TRUMP'S PLANS TO JUICE THE FINANCIAL SECTOR END RUSSIA UKRAINE WAR IN NEXT DAYS Right now we are living in their vision for America Harris went on It's an agenda a narrow self-serving vision of America where they punish truth tellers favor loyalists cashing in on their power and leave everyone to fend for themselves all while abandoning allies and retreating from the world Harris further alluded to the Trump administration s deportation of illegal alien and suspected MS- gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia saying It is not okay to detain and to disappear American citizens or anyone without due process She praised the actions of congressional Democrats resisting the Trump administration naming several lawmakers including Sen Chris Van Hollen D-Md Sen Cory Booker D-N J Sen Bernie Sanders I-Vt and Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-N Y who she commented all in different strategies have been speaking with moral clarity about this moment The former vice president mentioned she was inspired by the Democrat's electoral triumph in the Wisconsin Supreme Court voting process as well as the courage of judges to uphold the rule of law and universities that are defying unconstitutional demands that threaten the pursuit of truth and academic independence 'I AM AFRAID' ANOTHER PROTECTIVE ORDER FILING AGAINST DEPORTED MARYLAND MAN CHAMPIONED BY DEMS SURFACESHarris went on to say that if Congress fails to do its part or if the courts fail to do their part or if both do their part but the president defies them anyway Well friends that is called a constitutional predicament Harris gave her speech at Emerge's th anniversary gala in San Francisco Emerge a training organization that seeks to prepare Democratic women to run for office charged for viewers to gain access to the virtual livestream Other package options included a fee for young professionals and a general admission ticket The former vice president did not address rumors that she may be considering a run for governor of California Fox News Digital's Diana Stancy contributed to this assessment