Good Morning
Don’t Call It a Comeback... Just Yet
Kamala Harris is stepping back into the spotlight. In her first major speech since leaving office, reports indicate the 60-year-old plans to go after Donald Trump during what’s been a very unpopular 100 days of his second term.
A Little Deeper
📍 She’ll deliver her speech tomorrow at San Francisco’s Palace Hotel.
📍 Harris’ remarks will be her most extensive since losing the 2024 election.
📍 The speech will be delivered at the Emerge gala, a major event promoting women in politics.
📍 She’s reportedly considering a run for California governor to replace termed-out Gavin Newsom.
📍Harris isn’t expected to make a decision about the governor’s race until the end of the summer (a delay that’s already drawing criticism from some fellow Democrats).
Rapid Reads
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Recalibrate
Trump’s First 100 Days: A Snapshot
President Trump will mark the first 100 days of his second term with a rally in Michigan. But while the rally lights flash, the polls tell a different story. The first 100 days for a new Administration are usually a honeymoon. For Trump 2.0, it’s feeling more like a hangover. Across the country and especially in California views of Trump’s actions so far have turned sharply negative.
🚨Why It Matters
So, experts say Trump’s approval ratings are now the lowest of any newly elected president in the last seven decades. Why? Let’s break it down:
📉The Economy
Nearly 6 in 10 U.S. adults say Trump’s policies are making the economy worse, according to new polls.
Trump’s big idea declaring "Liberation Day" and announcing sweeping new tariffs against dozens of nations sank faster than a stone in the Salton Sea 🌊.
The graph below shows how badly the stock market has performed since Trump took office and what that's meant for all of us with 401(k)s.
The Economist
🚀DOGE and the Elon Problem
Elon Musk has practically become the face of Trump’s unofficial "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE), the machine behind sweeping federal cuts we laid out in our first newsletter.
The problem? Americans didn’t vote for a full gutting of the federal government.
Poll after poll shows Elon Musk is broadly unpopular and in some cases, even more disliked than Trump himself.
And it doesn’t help that reports surfaced this week showing Musk and his companies faced at least $2.37 billion in potential federal fines and penalties on the very day President Trump took office.
🛂Immigration
Immigration was one of Trump’s strongest issues during the 2024 campaign, in fact, it helped him win. But the hard-line approach he’s taking now? It’s starting to backfire. Cases like these are why:
Three children — all U.S. citizens — were deported to Honduras with their mothers last week, including a 4-year-old undergoing cancer treatment.
In California, some families aren’t waiting around. They’re already packing up and leaving, worried they’ll be next.
👏 The Call to Action
In the first 100 days of President Trump's second term, California has led the legal resistance, filing 15 lawsuits against the administration, averaging more than one per week. The cases span a wide range of critical issues:
🛂 Immigration policies
🎓 Education directives
🏥 Public health regulations
✊ Civil rights protections
💼 Federal employment practices
Even some California voters who supported Trump on immigration are now saying: this isn’t what we signed up for.
Before You Go
Not Following Visit California Yet? You’re Missing Out
From hidden gems to must-see tourist spots, Visit California’s Instagram is packed with local day trips, iconic eateries, and photo-worthy adventures all up and down the Golden Coast.
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