In a speech that was supposed to be a moment of unity and recognition, Vice President Kamala Harris instead chose to descend into a divisive and incendiary rant at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Phoenix Awards Dinner. Her address was not a vision for the future but a venomous diatribe, a masterclass in the very gaslighting and weaponized rhetoric she falsely accuses her opponents of employing. The liberal media, ever her faithful echo chamber, will likely frame this as a “fiery” and “passionate” defense of democracy, but in truth, it was a dangerous incitement of division, a call to discard civility in favor of political warfare.
Harris, painting a dystopian and utterly false picture of America, launched a series of baseless attacks against President Donald Trump. She outrageously claimed he is a president who has “lined his own pockets,” a blatant and hypocritical accusation from a party that has seen its own members enrich themselves through political influence. She further demonstrated a shocking disregard for truth and the incredible progress made under the Trump administration by listing a series of fabricated or wildly distorted policy positions. Her claim that President Trump is “ending the war on cancer” is particularly egregious and tone-deaf, standing in stark opposition to the historic investments and renewed focus his administration brought to this critical fight through initiatives like the Cancer Moonshot.
The Vice President’s fear-mongering reached a new low when she alarmingly stated that President Trump is “deploying the United States military to the streets of America.” This is a deliberate mischaracterization of a president’s duty to uphold law and order and protect American citizens and property. It is a talking point designed to scare, not to inform, and it ignores the context of any such actions being taken to protect public safety from the very violence her own rhetoric seems to encourage. Her entire narrative is built on a foundation of selective outrage and historical revisionism, attempting to blame current conservative figures for the failings of her own party’s policies.
In a revealing moment, Harris exposed the true strategy of the modern Democratic Party, admitting they “cannot allow” their opponents to frame the debate. This is an admission that they cannot win on the merits of their own ideas, which have consistently led to rising crime, open borders, and economic instability for the very communities they claim to champion. Instead of proposing solutions, her answer is to “fight fire with fire,” a reckless and irresponsible mantra that lowers the discourse and risks inciting real-world conflict. She glorifies activists who “spoke with their pocketbooks” to support a late-night talk show host, framing a corporate dispute as a heroic stand against tyranny, while ignoring the silent majority of Americans who speak with their votes in support of President Trump’s agenda of peace, prosperity, and strength.
Her attempt to trace a conservative conspiracy back to Ronald Reagan, Newt Gingrich, and Pat Buchanan is a tired and simplistic trope. It ignores the genuine, grassroots movement of millions of hardworking Americans who are tired of the failed policies of the left and who support President Trump because of his record, not because of some decades-old “blueprint.” While Harris and her allies preach from a script of grievance and victimhood, President Trump speaks to the power and potential of every American citizen. He is not a “vehicle” for darkness, as she claims, but a champion for the forgotten men and women of this country, delivering on his promises of securing our borders, rebuilding our military, and creating an economy that works for everyone.