Kamala Harris: Trump, Tech, and ‘Happy Resistance’

Kamala Harris critiques Trump, tech sector's indifference, and DOJ. Advocates for 'happy resistance' and warns against 'quackery as science'. Keynote covered democracy under siege.

Numerous in participation were older Black females, several with their little girls beside them, some wiping splits as Harris talked. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott rested a few rows from the phase, nodding commonly as the former vice president called for what she termed “happy resistance.”

Christopher Wiggins is The Advocate’s senior national reporter in Washington, D.C., covering the crossway of public law and politics with LGBTQ+ lives, including The White House, United State Congress, Supreme Court, and government agencies. He has written numerous cover story accounts for The Advocate’s print publication, profiling figures like Delaware Congresswoman Sarah McBride, longtime LGBTQ+ ally Vice Head of state Kamala Harris, and ABC Good Morning America Weekend anchor Gio Benitez. Wiggins is dedicated to amplifying unimaginable stories, particularly as the 2nd Trump management’s policies impact LGBTQ+ (and specifically transgender) legal rights, and can be reached at christopher.wiggins@equalpride.com or on BlueSky at cwnewser.bsky.social; whistleblowers can firmly call him on Signal at cwdc.98.

Harris on Trump’s Administration

Harris, a previous prosecutor and attorney general from The golden state that invested years in Silicon Valley’s orbit, was unsparing towards the tech sector. “I was amazed– and by the speed with which they did it,” she stated of billionaires who’ve aligned themselves with Trump. They know exactly what they’re doing.

Harris described the Trump administration as “relocating reasonably untreated” and driven by a “decades-long plan” by reactionary lawful and political pressures. “We’re not going to depend on the people doing the damage to tell us we’re addicted,” Harris claimed. Asked if she frets that Trump’s politicized Justice Division could indict her, Harris really did not miss a beat. He has composed numerous cover story accounts for The Advocate’s print magazine, profiling numbers like Delaware Congresswoman Sarah McBride, longtime LGBTQ+ ally Vice Head of state Kamala Harris, and ABC Good Morning America Weekend anchor Gio Benitez. He has actually composed numerous cover story profiles for The Advocate’s print magazine, profiling figures like Delaware Congresswoman Sarah McBride, long time LGBTQ+ ally Vice President Kamala Harris, and ABC Good Early morning America Weekend break anchor Gio Benitez.

Tech Industry Under Scrutiny

She compared the tech industry’s indifference to that of tobacco companies in the 20th century. “We’re not going to depend on individuals doing the harm to inform us we’re addicted,” Harris claimed. “It has to do with us stating we understand the dependency can occur– and we’re going to require them to quit pushing it.”

The event, advertising her memoir 107 Days, marked Harris’s first extended look in Washington because leaving office. She stated she wrote the publication to catch the “positive outlook, possibility, and attempt I state pleasure” that sustained her short 2024 project.

Defense of Science

Early in the conversation, Swisher asked Harris concerning a headline-grabbing case from Health and wellness and Person Solutions Assistant Robert F. Kennedy Jr., that earlier in the day had actually suggested that circumcision might be connected to autism since infants are in some cases given Tylenol. Harris, visibly incredulous, drew giggling and applause as she responded bluntly: “It’s screwed up.”

Asked if she worries that Trump’s politicized Justice Department can finger her, Harris really did not miss a beat. “Sure, naturally,” she claimed. Earlier on Thursday, the DOJ had actually prosecuted New york city Attorney General Leticia James, a constant Trump doubter and target of the president’s ire. Former FBI Supervisor James Comey was prosecuted two weeks earlier, after Trump guided Bondi to go after them criminally.

Harris’ Closing Remarks

As the evening injury down, Harris’s closing words quieted the space. “The battle takes a while,” she said, her voice measured.

It was a reoccuring theme: determination in the face of tiredness. “I can’t tell you exactly how many people come up to me sobbing,” she said.

The Fight on Democracy

Harris described the Trump administration as “moving fairly unchecked” and driven by a “decades-long plan” by reactionary lawful and political pressures. “What we are witnessing is the culmination of years of job,” she stated. “The Federalist Society, the Heritage Foundation– Job 2025 didn’t appeared of thin air.”

In discussion with queer journalist Kara Swisher for an online insulation of On With Kara Swisher, Harris reflected on democracy under siege, the failings of institutional “guardrails,” and the light she thinks Americans should keep active via dark times as the management of President Donald Trump damaged the American experiment.

Christopher Wiggins is The Supporter’s elderly national press reporter in Washington, D.C., covering the crossway of public law and national politics with LGBTQ+ lives, consisting of The White Home, United State Congress, Supreme Court, and government agencies. He has actually composed multiple cover story profiles for The Supporter’s print magazine, profiling numbers like Delaware Congresswoman Sarah McBride, longtime LGBTQ+ ally Vice Head of state Kamala Harris, and ABC Greetings America Weekend support Gio Benitez. Wiggins is devoted to enhancing untold stories, specifically as the 2nd Trump administration’s plans influence LGBTQ+ (and specifically transgender) civil liberties, and can be reached at christopher.wiggins@equalpride.com or on BlueSky at cwnewser.bsky.social; whistleblowers can firmly call him on Signal at cwdc.98.

The previous vice head of state stated Kennedy’s comments were a pointer of what happens when “quackery is allowed to pass as science,” calling it “criminal” to misshape or reject research study for political gain. “Individuals will certainly die due to what they’re doing,” she cautioned. The crowd erupted in cheers, many standing to praise her bluntness and anger at what she called “the war on science.”