In a blistering takedown, former Vice President Kamala Harris labeled President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address as riddled with falsehoods. Speaking on ‘The Parnass Perspective’ podcast just a day after the speech, Harris accused Trump of misleading Americans on critical issues like the economy, voting rights, and escalating tensions with Iran.
Harris painted a stark contrast between Trump’s rosy portrayal of the nation and the harsh realities facing everyday families. ‘I watched the President’s speech, and it was completely disconnected from the real struggles of American households,’ she said. Dismissing Trump’s claims of a booming economy, Harris highlighted soaring costs for essentials. ‘Millions are crushed under rising prices, exorbitant healthcare, and unaffordable housing,’ she asserted.
Drawing from her recent trips to Southern states, Harris shared a heartbreaking story from Mississippi. She met a mother whose weekly grocery budget for her family of four was a mere $150. ‘Everything in the cart was for her kids. She told me she’d eat whatever they didn’t. She walked miles for bottled water because the tap water is brown and toxic,’ Harris recounted, emphasizing the depth of poverty in overlooked communities.
Harris didn’t hold back on Trump’s proposed budget cuts either. Questioning the silence around slashing $1 trillion from Medicaid, she warned of the devastating impact on vulnerable populations. On voting rights, she fiercely opposed the SAVE Act pushed by Trump, arguing it would disenfranchise nearly 40% of Americans lacking birth certificates or passports for registration.
Turning to foreign policy, Harris expressed alarm over Trump’s Iran strategy, claiming it risks deploying U.S. troops into another unnecessary war. ‘The American people don’t want war, nor do they want our sons and daughters sent into conflicts that could be avoided,’ she stated. She also noted growing discord among U.S. allies, signaling weakened alliances that threaten national security.
As political tensions rise ahead of key elections, Harris’s rebuttal underscores deep partisan divides on America’s future direction.