Kamala Harris takes veiled jabs at Trump, Elon Musk in 1st major speech since election defeat

Former Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Kamala Harris, indirectly derided President Donald Trump and Elon Musk during her NAACP speech.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris accepts the NAACP Chairman's Award during the 56th NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025 in Pasadena, California. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Harris, who formerly served as a U.S. senator from California and the state's attorney general, continued, "Our strength flows from our faith. Faith in God, faith in each other and our refusal to surrender to cynicism and destruction. Not because it is easy, but because it is necessary. Not because victory is guaranteed, but because the fight is worth it."

"And while we have no illusions about what we are up against in this chapter in our American story, this chapter will be written not simply by whoever occupies the Oval Office, nor by the wealthiest among us," Harris said, appearing to reference Trump and Musk, who is the wealthiest person in the world. "The American story will be written by you, written by us, by we, the people." 

President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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In his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Trump referenced Harris as Biden's border czar, telling the Washington, D.C., area crowd, "I haven’t said that name in a while."

Danielle Wallace is a breaking news and politics reporter at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on X: @danimwallace

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