A former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has launched a critique of Donald Trump’s administration, accusing the former president and his allies of executing a decades-old conservative plan to reshape America through fear, division, and unchecked power.

Speaking on Wednesday in San Francisco at an event organized by Emerge; a political group dedicated to training Democratic women for public office, Harris delivered her first major address since her party’s defeat in the November election.

“What we are, in fact, witnessing is a high velocity event, where a vessel is being used for the swift implementation of an agenda that has been decades in the making,” Harris told the audience.

She argued that the chaotic and aggressive start to Trump’s presidency is not random but rather a calculated effort to serve a narrow group of elites.

“An agenda to slash public education. An agenda to shrink government and then privatize its services. All while giving tax breaks to the wealthiest,” she said.

Harris accused Trump’s administration of fostering a dangerous political climate.

She said, “A narrow, self-serving vision of America where they punish truth-tellers, favor loyalists, cash in on their power, and leave everyone to fend for themselves.”

Since taking office, Trump’s presidency has been defined by a flurry of executive orders, touching on immigration, foreign aid, and even everyday regulations such as water pressure in showerheads.

While his supporters have welcomed the rapid changes, critics warn the administration is bypassing democratic norms and institutions.

Recent opinion polls reflect growing public unease with Trump’s policies, particularly his shifting stance on tariffs and international trade, which have caused economic uncertainty.

Harris, who has largely kept a low profile since leaving Washington in January, used the platform to warn about the administration’s efforts to intimidate opposition voices.

“President Trump, his administration, and their allies are counting on the notion that fear can be contagious. They are counting on the notion that, if they can make some people afraid, it will have a chilling effect on others,” she said.

But she also struck a hopeful tone, saying resistance is growing across the country.

“Fear isn’t the only thing that’s contagious. Courage is contagious. The courage of all these Americans inspires me,” Harris told the crowd.

Though she has yet to confirm any future political ambitions, Harris is widely believed to be considering a run for governor of California in 2026 or even a White House bid in 2028.

Her forceful speech suggests she may be preparing to return to frontline politics, and positioning herself as a leading voice in the fight against Trump-era conservatism.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday, at the White House, offered to extend Elon Musk’s advisory role within his administration.

The 53-year-old tech billionaire attended the first Cabinet meeting since President Trump marked his first 100 days in office.

In what resembled a farewell message, Musk said the American people “voted for secure borders, safe cities, and sensible spending, and that’s what they’ve gotten.”

Musk observed that “a tremendous amount” had been accomplished in the first 100 days—more, he claimed, than any previous administration.

He stated that this achievement “portends very well for what will happen for the rest of the administration,” and opined that it could be the “greatest administration” in America’s history.

Musk, a senior presidential adviser who heads the Department of Government Efficiency, confirmed that $160 billion had been saved since January.

The Tesla CEO, however, expressed concern about the attacks on his company, adding: “They do like to burn my cars, which is not great.”

In response, President Trump thanked Musk for his contributions, noting that he has “sacrificed a lot” and has also been “treated unfairly.”

Trump added that the vast majority of people respect and appreciate Musk for opening “a lot of eyes to what could be done.”

“We just want to thank you very much, and you are invited to stay as long as you want,” the President added.

Musk reportedly no longer operates from the West Wing, but his DOGE team continues to work from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building within the White House complex.

Foreign ministers of military-ruled Sahel states of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger said on Monday they endorse an initiative offering them access to global trade through Morocco’s Atlantic ports, Reuters reported.

The foreign ministers expressed their countries’ position during a meeting with Morocco’s King Mohammed VI in Rabat, it said.

The West African nations, run by military leaders who took power in coups in recent years, withdrew from the regional grouping ECOWAS last year and formed an alliance known as the Confederation of Sahel States (AES).

Morocco, a major investor in West Africa’s financial and agricultural sectors, announced its trade access initiative in November 2023, after ECOWAS imposed trade restrictions on the three states.

The initiative is conducive to “diversifying our access to the sea,” Mali’s foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop told state media.

The meeting “is part of the strong and longstanding relations of the Kingdom with the three brotherly countries of the Alliance of Sahel States,” Morocco’s news agency said.

The visit takes place as relations between the AES and Algeria, Morocco’s regional rival, deteriorate.

Algeria has cut ties with Morocco and backs the Polisario Front which seeks an independent state in Western Sahara, a territory Morocco considers its own and where it is building a port worth $1 billion.

The new AES grouping expelled French and other Western forces and turned towards Russia for military support.

In December, Morocco mediated the release of four French spies held in Burkina Faso, five months after Paris recognised Rabat’s sovereignty over Western Sahara.