Kamala Harris torched for suggesting an institute for policy and ideas
The New York Times reported that Harris and her husband were considering options for future endeavors. One possibility they considered involved standing up an institute focusing on policy and ideas. Events that occurred after President Donald Trump started his second term contributed to Harris’s considering potential endeavors. When this information hit social media, Harris ended up getting mocked.
From The New York Times:
She and her husband are weighing each new opportunity with the potential political blowback in mind.
One possibility: establishing an institute for policy and ideas. Brian Nelson, an adviser to Ms. Harris since she was California’s attorney general, has broached the idea with several universities, including Howard and Stanford. But some allies have noted that raising money for such a center could, depending on the donors, create liabilities in future races. For the same reason, Ms. Harris has been choosy about paid speaking engagements, one of which is drawing her all the way to Australia later this month.
Mr. Emhoff has also hired CAA for speaking engagements, according to two people briefed on the matter. And he has resumed his legal career, taking a partnership at Willkie Farr & Gallagher that he has said is paying around $6 million, according to three people informed about those conversations.
Even that has not been smooth sailing: Before Willkie’s deal to avoid being punished by Mr. Trump was made public on April 1 — it pledged $100 million in pro bono legal work for causes the president has championed — Mr. Emhoff urged the firm’s leaders to fight, according to a person briefed on the matter.
In separate remarks on April 3, Mr. Emhoff told a crowd in Los Angeles that he disagreed with Willkie’s decision to settle over what he called a “patently unconstitutional potential executive order.”
Additional Reading:
Hall, A. (2025, April 12). Kamala Harris mocked on social media for reported interest in creating an institute for policy and ideas. Fox News. Link.
Lerer, L., Pager, T., Goldmacher, S., & Green, E. L. (2025, April 9). Sidelind and still processing her defeat, Harris looks for a way back in. The New York Times. Link.
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