Kamala Harris, the former vice president, gave her first interview after losing to Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election to MSNBC host Rachel Maddow. Harris called her Republican rival a "tyrant" and accused American corporate CEOs of surrendering to Trump.
Redaksiya reports that Harris stated in the interview that she has worked closely with the private sector for many years and always believed that in difficult situations, these industry giants would be the guarantors of our democracy and the protection of democratic institutions. However, according to her, they have remained silent one by one. Harris also mocked the idea that billionaires would lose their yachts or homes in the Hamptons if they opposed Trump. She emphasized that capitalism thrives better in a democracy than in authoritarian regimes. "Democracy supports capitalism. Capitalism thrives in democracy. And we are currently – as I called him in my speech on the Ellipse – facing a tyrant. We used to compare the strength of our democracy to communist dictators. We are currently facing this under Donald Trump's rule, and these industry giants are silent," Harris said.
Harris noted that she understood their reluctance to oppose the president, as his administration had targeted its critics. However, according to her, at a certain point, it is necessary to stand up against the integrity of these institutions and the tyrant's use of the federal government to carry out his whims. The MSNBC interview aired one day before the release of Harris's new book, "107 Days," which details her difficult experience replacing former President Joe Biden after withdrawing her 2024 Democratic presidential candidacy.