Former Vice President Kamala Harris delivered some of her sharpest criticism yet of the Trump administration on Monday, calling it the “most callous and corrupt and incompetent” presidential administration in American history while campaigning for Democrats ahead of the midterms.
Speaking at an event for David Crowley, the Democratic nominee for governor in Wisconsin, Harris twice accused the administration of pursuing an agenda of “brutality” against Americans. Notably, she did not mention President Donald Trump by name during her remarks.
“We in this room, I know, understand that the measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you lift up, not who you beat down,” Harris said. “Unlike some other people who are constantly looking in the mirror, David is looking at the people. That’s the kind of leader we want.”
Harris reserved more specific, policy-focused criticism for Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., Crowley’s opponent in the gubernatorial race. She pointed to Tiffany’s support for Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election based on unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud, framing the upcoming election as a test of democratic norms.
“Let’s talk about the fact that David’s opponent denied the election of 2020. By the way, we won. Yes, you can call me former Madam Vice President. We won that election,” Harris said.
She added: “We are now in the phase of the moment in our democracy, while we can still hold on to it, where the people’s voice reigns, where the will of the people reigns, where the power of the people is demonstrated by what we do to organize.”
Opponent Responds
At an earlier event on Monday, Crowley called Harris a “huge mentor” of his, adding that his wife admires her. Tiffany responded on social media, accusing Crowley of sharing Harris’s support for higher taxes, “taxpayer benefits for illegals” and “Green New Deal policies” that he argued would raise energy costs.
A Broader Campaign Push
Harris has spent recent weeks traveling through key presidential battleground states to campaign alongside Democratic candidates, including Nevada gubernatorial candidate Aaron Ford, Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and New Hampshire Senate candidate Chris Pappas.
Her heightened campaign activity has fueled speculation that she may be preparing for another presidential run in 2028. During a September event with NAACP leaders in Detroit, Harris said she has not yet decided whether she will seek the presidency again.
“I do sincerely believe ’28 won’t matter if we don’t get through ’26,” she said.
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