Kamala Harris plans a speech sharply criticizing Donald Trump’s policies

LOS ANGELES AP Former Vice President Kamala Harris plans to use a high-profile speech Wednesday to sharply criticize President Donald Trump amid speculation about whether she will mount another presidential campaign or opt to run for California governor Harris will address the th anniversary gala for Emerge America an organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office that grew in part from Harris run for San Francisco district attorney in the early s Her speech comes the day after Trump reached days in office It is expected to be her greater part extensive general remarks since leaving office in January following her defeat to Trump with planned critiques of the Republican president s handling of the business sector U S institutions and foreign strategy Harris is ramping up her society presence as Democrats nationally search for a path forward after November s electoral process in which Republicans also won control of Congress While a slate of high-profile Democrats from governors to businessmen seek leadership roles within the party the former vice president retains unique influence and would reshape any future race she chooses to enter Harris a former state attorney general and U S senator from California has not discouraged speculation that she might enter the race to replace term-limited Gov Gavin Newsom himself a expected contender for president And she has not ruled out another run for the White House She continues to fundraise using a joint committee that includes Harris for President the Democratic National Committee and state Democratic parties The committee the Harris Accomplishment Fund revealed having about million on hand at the end of March according to federal records In latest fundraising emails Harris has been blunt about the need for Democrats to unify ahead of the midterm elections Democrats need to organize and stop Trump s agenda while electing Democrats everywhere she wrote in latest emails There has never been a more major time for a strong Democratic Party one that is willing to stand up to Donald Trump Elon Musk and what they are doing to this country The event will mark a homecoming of sorts Harris who lives in Los Angeles is from the San Francisco Bay Area