Overview

• Former Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver the keynote address at Emerge America’s 20th anniversary gala in San Francisco on Wednesday, marking her most extensive public remarks since leaving office.
• Harris is expected to sharply criticize President Trump’s economic policies, describing them as reckless, and highlight what she sees as a crisis facing U.S. institutions and global leadership.
• The speech will celebrate Emerge America’s two-decade legacy of training Democratic women to run for office, a cause Harris has supported since her 2003 campaign for San Francisco district attorney.
• Harris will expand on her ‘courage is contagious’ theme, urging Americans to unite and take collective action in response to current political and economic challenges.
• The address comes as Harris deliberates between a 2026 California gubernatorial run or a 2028 presidential bid, with a decision expected by summer’s end.