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1. SOUNDBITE (English) Kamala Harris, Former U.S. Vice President:
"Some people are describing what’s been happening in recent months as absolute chaos. And of course, I understand why. And it’s certainly true of those tariffs, tariffs that, as I predicted, are clearly inviting a recession. But friends, please let us not be duped into thinking everything is chaos. Right? I know it may feel that way, but understand 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."
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STORYLINE:
Former Vice President Kamala Harris used a high-profile speech Wednesday to sharply criticize President Donald Trump amid speculation about whether she will mount another presidential campaign or opt to run for California governor.
Harris addressed the 20th anniversary gala for Emerge America, an organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office that grew in part from Harris’ run for San Francisco district attorney in the early 2000s.
Her speech came the day after the president reached 100 days in office and it was her most extensive public remarks since leaving office in January following her defeat to Trump.
Before Wednesday, Harris had barely mentioned Trump by name since she conceded defeat to him in November, but in her speech she said the U.S. belongs to the people, not to whoever resides in White House.
"It belongs to you," she said. "It belongs to us, it belongs to we the people."
She suggested that the Trump administration was enacting an agenda that the consequences were what she described as a "high velocity event."
Harris, a former state attorney general and U.S. senator from California, has not discouraged speculation that she might enter the race to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom, himself a potential contender for president.
And she has not ruled out another run for the White House.
She continues to fundraise, using a joint committee that includes Harris for President, the Democratic National Committee and state Democratic parties.
The committee, the Harris Victory Fund, reported having about $4.5 million on hand at the end of March, according to federal records.
AP video shot by Haven Daley
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