Former Vice President Kamala Harris delivered an “I told you so” moment while unleashing a veiled critique of organizations she believes have stayed “quiet” out of “fear” of President Donald Trump’s “unconstitutional threats.”
Surprising the audience at Thursday’s at the Leading Women Defined Summit in Dana Point, California, Harris offered a blistering, if carefully couched, rebuke of Trump’s second term.
Harris, who ran a late-start campaign against Trump after former President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race, didn’t hit at specific Trump policies but took an open jab at those who didn’t support her.
“There were many things we knew were gonna happen,” Harris told the crowd.
“I’m not gonna say ‘I told you so…’” she added before bursting with laughter.
The audience erupted in cheers.
Harris jibed at organizations she said were “capitilating” to Trump out of “fear.”
There is a sense of fear that has been taking hold in our country. And I understand it. But we’re saying people stay quiet. That’s why we are seeing organizations stay quiet. We are seeing those who are capitulating to clearly unconstitutional threats. And these are the things that we are witnessing each day in these last few months in our country. And it understandably creates a great sense of fear.
Harris closed her remarks with a note of cautious optimism.
“There’s great power in this room. And yes, the world is watching,” she said. “But more importantly, there are people counting on us — to be kind, to be fierce, and to be together.”
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