Harris’ career has taken a nosedive. Now she’s doing anything to get back in the spotlight.
And Kamala Harris went completely off the rails by making this baseless accusation.
Harris Takes Aim at Musk’s Empathy Remarks
At the 2025 Australian Real Estate Conference on the Gold Coast, former Vice President Kamala Harris sharply criticized billionaire Elon Musk for his comments on Western empathy.
Citing his March interview with Joe Rogan, where Musk warned of “civilizational suicidal empathy,” Harris, the defeated 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, pushed back.
“There was someone that is very popular these days, at least in the press, who suggested that it is a sign of weakness of Western civilizations to have empathy,” the 60-year-old said during a discussion with Australian real estate tycoon John McGrath.
“Imagine,” she added, “No, it’s a sign of strength to have some level of curiosity and concern and care about the well-being of others.” Musk had clarified, “you should care about other people,” but argued, “the fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy, the empathy exploit,” suggesting it’s being weaponized against societal interests.
Harris’ remarks frame Musk’s nuanced point as dismissive, reflecting her tendency to lean on emotionally charged rhetoric over substantive debate.
Kamala Harris Speech Excerpt
- On Musk’s empathy comments: “There was someone that is very popular these days, at least in the press, who suggested that it is a sign of weakness of Western civilizations to have empathy… Imagine. No, it’s a sign of strength to have some level of curiosity and concern and care about the well-being of others.”
- On foreign policy: “It’s important that we remember the 1930s… It’s important that we remember that history has taught us that isolation does not equal insulation [and] the importance of relationships of trust, of the importance of friendships, integrity, honesty.”
- On her political future: “I am unemployed right now.”
Critiquing Trump’s “America First” Approach
Harris also took a veiled shot at President Trump’s “America First” foreign policy, likening it to the isolationism of the 1930s, which historians argue contributed to global instability before World War II. “I do worry, frankly, about what’s happening in the world right now,” she said.
“It’s important that we remember the 1930s… It’s important that we remember that history has taught us that isolation does not equal insulation [and] the importance of relationships of trust, of the importance of friendships, integrity, honesty.”
Without naming Trump or his administration, her comments challenged his foreign policy but lacked specific policy critiques, emphasizing her reliance on sweeping historical analogies rather than detailed arguments—a pattern that may weaken her case given her own administration’s uneven foreign policy record.
Political Future Clouded by Uncertainty
Despite her resounding 2024 election defeat, Harris signaled she’s not stepping back from the spotlight during Trump’s second term.
Joking at the conference, “I am unemployed right now,” she hinted at her uncertain next steps, with speculation swirling about a potential 2026 California gubernatorial run or a 2028 presidential bid.
Last month, at Emerge’s 20th anniversary gala in San Francisco, she fiercely criticized Trump, accusing him of causing “the greatest manmade economic crisis in modern presidential history” and a “wholesale abandonment” of American values.
Yet, her persistent attacks, while bold, come from a figure whose campaign failed to connect with voters, casting doubt on her ability to regain political momentum or redefine her role in a shifting landscape.
