Kamala Harris: ‘Democracy Is the Biggest Threat to National Security’

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Kamala Harris says democracy is the biggest threat to national security

Vice President Kamala Harris declared Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that “our democracy” is the biggest national security threat.

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MARGARET BRENNAN: What do you see is the biggest national security challenge confronting the U.S.? What is the thing that worries you and keeps you up at night?

HARRIS: Frankly, one of them is our democracy. And that I can talk about because that’s not classified. It really does. I-I- there is I think no question in the minds of people who are foreign policy experts that the year 2021 is not the year 2000. You know, I think there’s so much about foreign and domestic policy that, for example, was guided and prioritized based on Sept 11, 2001. And we are embarking on a- a new era where the threats to our nation take many forms, including the threat of autocracies taking over and having outsized influence around the world. And so I go back to our- our point about the need to fight for the integrity of our democracy. In addition, it is obviously about what we need to do in the climate crisis. We just did the meetings around COP and recognizing- you know, some used to laugh and say how can you say that the climate crisis is about national security? Well, of course it is. And I can go through the details of why. But what we must do then in- in the face of any and all threats is recognize that one of our greatest strengths is to strengthen our relationship with our allies and partners around the world. And that has been one of the highest priorities of our administration. It has been to re-enter, for example, the Paris Agreement. It has been to-to do the work of working with our European allies. It is the work of building back the trust that is necessary for us to be a member of- of- of a community of nations that share values and priorities. And I think one of the greatest threats that we saw recently is that when we pull out of the- those relationships, we weaken our standing as a nation and therefore weaken, I believe, our security.

17 Comments

  1. amazing how the interveiwer tells how the future is going to be. “inflation is going to be with us as long as the virus” so disgusting.

  2. I am unvaccinated, you are, so you are safe in your mind from any covid I may have to give you. In my mind, you have killed your self with soft tissue cancers, or micro clots, or dementia. Good luck with that vaccine. You will need it.

    • BREAKTHROUGH and omicron means everyONE is back in the head lights again anyway and PAXLOVID by pfizer sounds way way worse than the 3 jabbys.There has to be some cure they are hidding for themselfs the public is hopeless and will bite at any lure placed like when trump said to doffy some did CRAZY DAZEs

    • AH I have lived with all dat smit for over 65 years and I had all dem jabbys ages ago BUT the end of the known treatments is at hand PAXLOVID is a major NO GO even after all dem jabbys TIME HAS COME to face the dam virus and live or die in the flesh

    • EVEN the vaxxed are now unvaxxed due to the omicron breakthrough superBUG built no way to stop it now other then live in a cave AGAIN

  3. The people that got fired because of the vaccine mandates will not be able to keep up with the cost of living,

  4. if people with diabetes stop eating carbs and fast 16 hours a day, and start eating a high fat diet with protein and non starchy vegetables, they can eliminate the need for insulin and reverse their diabetes. never eat sugar or starches again and you will be fine. eat good fats and proteins.

  5. As an attorney she knows about voice inflections, double talk, and circular arguments.

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