Kamala Harris calls on voters to put ‘guardrails’on Trump in midterm elections

[aggregator] downloaded image for imported item #32760

This post was originally published on this site.

Former Vice PresidentKamala Harrison Monday urged voters to put “guardrails” on President Donald Trump in the upcoming midterm elections, warning during a stop on her book tour that public trust in government is eroding.

Harris made the remarks during an evening event at the Altria Theater in Richmond, Virginia, where she criticized the Trump administration as focused on “destruction.”

She spoke for roughly an hour, fielding questions on issues ranging fromimmigration enforcementto the cost of living.

Read More → SEN JAMES LANKFORD: When we March for Life, we must fight for the Hyde Amendment

Asked about her mental state, Harris said she felt “sadness, frustration and anger.”

RAND PAUL SAYS ‘WITHOUT QUESTION’ TRUST HAS BEEN BROKEN AFTER MINNESOTA SHOOTING

A woman smiles while standing outside a small bookstore.

Vice President Kamala Harris smiles during a visit to the Bold Fork Books culinary bookshop in Washington, D.C., Nov.30, 2024.(Benoit Tessier/Reuters)

The former vice president pointed to widespread public anxiety over healthcare costs and grocery prices and stressed the importance of voting in November, which she said offers a chance to “put guardrails up” on the White House.

Read More → Archaeologists unearth chilling 16th-century gallows where rebels were hanged and displayed

The conversation then turned toimmigration enforcement operationsin Minnesota, focusing on the tactics used by federal agents after two U.S.citizens, Alex Pretti and Renee Good, were shot in January.

“We need immigration enforcement but not what we are witnessing,” Harris told the audience.

BIDEN SPEAKS OUT AGAINST IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN IN MINNESOTA, SAYS IT GOES AGAINST AMERICAN VALUES

Kamala Harris walks through a hotel ballroom toward a stage as attendees look on.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to deliver the keynote address at the Martin Luther King Jr.interfaith breakfast in Chicago, Jan.16, 2026.(Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Read More → 10 ways to protect seniors from email scams

She criticized the Trump administration for itsinitial response to Pretti’s death, saying officials tried to dismiss what people saw on video.

In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, Homeland Security SecretaryKristi Noemdescribed Pretti as a “domestic terrorist,” while White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller labeled him an “assassin” who “tried to murder federal agents.”

com/category/us/immigration/enforcement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">real-time information from agentsas they sought to provide an initial account of the incident.

Read More → LA Olympics chief responds after emails with Ghislaine Maxwell emerge in Epstein files

“We were being relayed information from on the ground from CBP agents and officers that were there.We were using the best information we had at the time, seeking to be transparent with the American people and get them what we knew to be true on the ground,” she said.

onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.

The shooting has prompted protests nationwide, with demonstrators calling for U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement to withdraw from the city.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters at a press conference on Friday that the Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into Pretti’s death.

Must Read

[aggregator] downloaded image for imported item #32442

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Scroll to Top