Having too much class to issue a collective "I told you so" to the United States, former Democratic Vice President and 2024 presidential candidate Kamala Harris could say that but has not.
In what is being called her last official campaign rally, Harris warned MAGA Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump intended to use the military against American citizens. Now that Trump has, her warning has resurfaced.
You can watch the clip here:
The rally occurred on October 29, 2024, at The Ellipse in Washington D.C.—the site of Trump's 2021 "Stop the Steal" rally that incited the January 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol Building that killed at least five people, injured over 150 members of law enforcement, and caused millions of dollars in damages.
Then Vice President Harris said:
"Look, we know who Donald Trump is. He is the person who stood at this very spot nearly four years ago and sent an armed mob to the United States Capitol to overturn the will of the people in a free and fair election."
"He has an enemies list of people he intends to prosecute. He says one of his highest priorities is to set free the violent extremists who assaulted those law enforcement officers on Jan. 6."
This promise was something that, unlike Trump's promises to help reduce consumer prices, he did once in office for Trump 2.0. His January 6 insurrectionists were rewarded for their attacks on law enforcement, destruction of federal property, and threats to kill Trump's own Vice President, Mike Pence, with full pardons.
Vice President Harris added:
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
"People he calls ‘the enemy from within.’ This is not a candidate for President who is thinking about how to make your life better."
Harris may not be issuing a major "I told you so," but others are noting she warned American voters—in an election when it turned out the largest voting bloc were eligible voters who didn't bother to vote—of what was to come and what has come to pass.
Adam Schwarz, whose repost of the Harris campaign rally clip went viral, called out The Hill for an opinion piece they published at the time calling Harris' assertion about Trump deploying military forces against American civilians—like he already did with the Army National Guard in California and U.S. Marine Corps—a lie.
In June, Trump deployed approximately 700 active duty Marines and federalized about 4,000 members of the California Army National Guard to crack down on protected free speech and protests against his Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) masked abductions in Los Angeles.
In the same speech, Vice President Harris said:
"One week from today, you will have the chance to make a decision that directly impacts your life the life of your family and the future of this country we love and it will probably be the most important vote you ever cast."
"And this election is more than just a choice between two parties and two different candidates. It is a choice about whether we have a country rooted in freedom for every American, or ruled by chaos and division."
The largest voting bloc, ~89 million people, decided they didn't care enough to bother to vote, thereby allowing the second largest voting bloc, ~77 million people, to decide the United States' fate. A significant portion of the non-voters who helped Trump win label themselves as progressive.
About 75 million people decided to vote for the Black and Indian woman who told them the truth about Trump.
If just a small portion of "progressive" voters bothered to vote against Trump, things would be very different in the United States today.
Something for non-voters to remember in 2026 and 2028 if they're allowed to vote.
