Wed Apr 30 08:40:00 UTC 2025: **Kamala Harris to Address Democratic Women’s Group, Amid Questions About Biden’s Fitness for Office**

San Francisco, CA – Former Vice President Kamala Harris will address the 20th anniversary gala for Emerge America, a Democratic women’s candidate training program, on Wednesday. Her speech is expected to focus on familiar Democratic themes: pushback against former President Trump’s economic policies and warnings about threats to American institutions and global leadership. She will also reportedly expand on her “courage is contagious” theme.

However, the speech comes at a time of intense scrutiny surrounding President Biden’s cognitive abilities. Following Biden’s performance in a recent debate with Trump and subsequent withdrawal from the race, criticism has mounted about the media’s handling of the issue. Axios reporter Alex Thompson recently highlighted the media’s “cover-up” of Biden’s decline, emphasizing the erosion of public trust resulting from this perceived lack of transparency.

This raises questions about the Biden-Harris administration’s actions, and whether Harris herself was aware of the President’s condition and the extent of his involvement in decision-making. The upcoming speech provides an opportunity for the press to directly address these concerns, although the likelihood of such questioning remains uncertain.

Harris’s speech might also be interpreted as a very early campaign speech, as she is expected to decide by the end of summer whether to run for California governor, a move that would likely preclude a 2028 presidential bid. Her continued focus on Trump as a threat, while politically expedient within the Democratic party, may prove less effective if Trump’s policies yield positive economic results. The article questions whether the Democrats have a viable platform if Trump’s policies prove successful.

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