Former Vice President Kamala Harris, in her first major public remarks since leaving the White House, criticized President Trump's tariff policies as "reckless," saying they pose the risk of taking the country into recession.
"Some people are describing what's been happening in recent months as absolute chaos. And of course I understand why. It's certainly true of those
tariffs. Tariffs that — as I predicted — are clearly inviting a recession,"
She called it the "greatest man-made economic crisis in modern presidential history" and applauded Americans who are rallying against the tariffs, saying they will increase everyday costs and impact retirement accounts and small businesses.
The former vice president who failed in her race against Trump last year was speaking in San Francisco at a gala event for the organization Emerge America, which helps women run for office. Her comments come as Trump hits the 100-day mark of his second term, and as reports show the U.S. economy is contracting.
Harris had made her closing argument in the 2024 campaign about the danger of returning Trump to office. On Wednesday, she criticized her formal rival for more than his economic policy, describing his agenda as "a narrow, self-serving vision of America where they punish truth-tellers, favor loyalists, cash in on their power, and leave everyone else to fend for themselves."
She warned that if the system of checks and balances in the government falls apart, the country would face a constitutional crisis.
"That is a crisis that will eventually impact everyone, because it would mean that the rules that protect our fundamental rights and freedoms, that ensure each of us has a say about how our government works, will no longer matter," Harris said.
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