Kamala Harris has branded Donald Trump as a “tyrant” in an MSNBC interview, as her tell-all book about her presidential run goes on sale.
Speaking with Rachel Maddow, the former Vice President also likened her opponent in the 2024 election to a “communist dictator.”
Harris, 60, added that she was disappointed in the “capitulation” to Trump by big businesses.
“I worked closely with the private sector over many years, and I always believed that if push came to shove, those titans of industry would be guardrails for our democracy, for the importance of sustaining democratic institutions.
“And one by one by one, they have been silent. They have been, you know, yes, I use the word feckless,’ she said.
Trump won the 2024 election in a landslide victory, which saw him gain 312 electoral college votes. He also won the popular vote with 77,302,580 Americans casting their ballots for the Republican candidate. Meanwhile, Harris won just 226 electoral college votes.
However, the former vice president said that Trump’s behaviour is similar to a “tyrant” rather than an elected official.
“Democracy sustains capitalism.
“Capitalism thrives in a democracy. And right now, we are dealing with – as I called him at my speech on the ellipse – a tyrant.
“We used to compare the strength of our democracy to communist dictators. That’s what we’re dealing with right now under Donald Trump.
“And these titans of industry are not speaking up,” she said.
During the 2024 campaign, Harris described her opponent as a “fascist” who had become “increasingly unhinged and unstable”.
At the time, the former senator from California was pointing to comments made by John Kelly, Trump’s former White House Chief of Staff.
According to Kelly, Trump had suggested that Adolf Hitler “did some good things” and that he wanted generals like the Nazis.
