In the chaotic fallout of Donald Trump’s so-called ‘Liberation Day’ speech, one particular clip is making the rounds online — and it’s a Kamala Harris “I told you so” moment that hits hard.
As the markets continue to spiral and the $2 trillion nosedive from Trump’s tariff announcement sends shockwaves around the globe, people are pointing back to a moment during the 2024 election where Harris saw this coming a mile away.
Trump’s tariff-heavy speech on April 2 — where he slapped harsh new import taxes on dozens of countries — has sparked global backlash, most notably from China, which quickly retaliated with tariffs of its own.
The president, from the White House Rose Garden, declared: “This is Liberation Day. We’ve been waiting for a long time. April 2, 2025, will forever be remembered as the day American industry was reborn… our country has been looted, pillaged, raped and plundered from nations, near and far…”
Pot, meet kettle.
Almost immediately, global markets plummeted, with investors fleeing to safer havens like gold. The U.S. dollar dropped to a six-month low, and countries now face steeper costs for importing and exporting goods — a squeeze that will no doubt hit consumers hard in the weeks ahead.
But for those who remember the 2024 debates, this outcome won’t be a surprise. In a now-viral clip posted to Reddit from a CNN broadcast, Kamala Harris can be seen warning voters — with receipts.
“What Goldman Sachs has said is that Donald Trump’s plan would make the economy worse. Mine would strengthen the economy,” she said.
“What the Wharton School has said is Donald Trump’s plan would actually explode the deficit… 16 Nobel laureates have described his economic plan as something that would increase inflation, and by the middle of next year, would invite a recession.”
Then came the mic drop: “Donald Trump actually has no plan for you, because he is more interested in defending himself than he is in looking out for you.”
Now, in light of Liberation Day turning into Market Crash Week, her words are hitting people like a freight train.
One Redditor commented: “She warned us all so many f****** times. It’s a shame 27% of the population refused to listen.”
Another added sarcastically: “Trump said if I voted for Kamala the economy would be destroyed and the stock market would crash. Here we are less than 3 months into his presidency and he’s been proven right. Lol.”
Even the experts are chiming in. Paul Donovan, chief economist at UBS Global Wealth Management, told CNN that at the start of the year, the U.S. economy was “in a very good place,” but: “If these tariffs continue as they are, [it will] probably tip into recession.”
Meanwhile, JPMorgan analysts estimate that Trump’s sweeping tariffs amount to a $660 billion tax hike — warning that the inflationary impact could be “substantial.”
So while Trump dines with golf executives and posts in all-caps about “getting rich,” millions of Americans are wondering just how long they can hang on.
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