Former Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a condemnation of President Donald Trump’s administration Wednesday night, criticizing what she called an agenda that threatens democratic institutions and economic stability — though her remarks drew mixed reactions from both allies and critics.

Speaking at the Emerge America gala, Harris accused the Trump White House of orchestrating the “greatest man-made economic crisis in modern presidential history,” taking particular aim at the administration’s aggressive tariff policies. “This is not chaos by accident,” Harris said. “What we are, in fact, witnessing is a vessel being used for the swift implementation of an agenda that has been decades in the making.”

While Harris’s remarks were met with applause from the Democratic audience, observers noted the speech offered more rhetoric than substance. Critics specifically pointed out that Harris did not address alternative solutions or offer a clear economic vision of her own.

Her comments come as President Trump enters the second quarter of his second term, touting rising border security numbers and aggressive trade renegotiations as key successes. The administration has defended the tariff strategy as a tough but necessary correction to global trade imbalances, with officials pointing to improving manufacturing figures in some regions.

Harris, however, painted a different picture, warning of a looming recession and accusing the administration of “gutting public institutions” while advancing tax cuts for the wealthy. “We are living in a moment when the checks and balances… have begun to buckle,” she said, calling the situation a “constitutional crisis.”

The former vice president praised lower court judges for resisting what she described as executive overreach and applauded protesters who refused to “scatter” in the face of government pressure.

Though speculation continues to swirl around her political future — with talk of a potential California gubernatorial run in 2026 or even a second presidential campaign — Harris made no formal announcements. She instead closed with a rallying call to Democrats: “We are not going to scatter. We are going to stand together.”

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