Former Vice President Kamala Harris sat down with MSNBCs Rachel Maddow Monday for her first interview since her loss to Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election.Harris, 60, didnt hold back, calling her Republican opponent a "tyrant" and lambasted American CEOs for, what she deemed, capitulation to Trump."I worked closely with the private sector over many years, and I always believed that if push came to shove, those titans of industry would be guardrails for our democracy, for the importance of sustaining democratic institutions," Harris said. "And one by one by one, they have been silent.They have been, you know, yes, I use the word feckless."KAMALA HARRIS REVEALS WHAT BIDEN TOLD HER JUST BEFORE CRUCIAL DEBATE WITH TRUMP THAT LEFT HER 'ANGRY'Harris ridiculed the idea that the billionaire class would lose their yacht or their house in the Hamptons if they spoke out against Trump. She argued that capitalism thrives better under democracy than under authoritarian regimes."Democracy sustains capitalism. Capitalism thrives in a democracy. And right now, we are dealing with as I called him at my speech on the ellipse a tyrant. We used to compare the strength of our democracy to communist dictators. That's what we're dealing with right now under Donald Trump. And these titans of industry are not speaking up," she said.KAMALA HARRIS SCOLDS 'PILING ON' AGAINST JOE BIDEN WHEN ASKED ABOUT SEPARATING HERSELF DURING 2024 CAMPAIGNHarris said she understood their hesitancy to speak out against the president, noting that his administration has gone after his critics."But at some point, theyve got to stand up for the sake of the people who rely on all of these institutions to have integrity and to at some point be the guardrails against a tyrant who is using the federal government to execute his whim and fancy because of a fragile ego," Harris said.Monday nights interview on MSNBC came a day before the release of her new book, "107 Days," which will recount her tumultuous experience replacing former President Joe Biden as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee after he dropped out of the race.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris broke her silence on the chaos following former President Joe Bidens decision to drop out of the 2024 race just three and a half months before Election Day.Harris previewed her upcoming book "107 Days" with MSNBCs Rachel Maddow Monday night describing Bidens move as "recklessness" and admits she has regrets about not pushing him harder to reconsider."So when I write this, its because I realize that I have and had a certain responsibility that I should have followed through on," Harris told Maddow. "So when I talk about the recklessness, as much as anything, Im talking about myself. There was so much at stake, and at the time I worried it would come off as being completely self-serving."KAMALA HARRIS REVEALS WHAT BIDEN TOLD HER JUST BEFORE CRUCIAL DEBATE WITH TRUMP THAT LEFT HER 'ANGRY'The comments marked the first time Harris has publicly admitted doubts about how she handled the political earthquake.Harris says the decision left her with just over 100 days to strategize and face off against President Donald Trump. She says the scenario was "unprecedented."Her last-minute entry left Democrats scrambling while Trump had been building his war chest for months and hammering down his opponent on the campaign trail.KAMALA HARRIS ADMITS THERE ARE THINGS SHE WOULD'VE DONE DIFFERENTLY IN 2024, FAILS TO ELABORATEShe recalled how "people who seemingly had nothing in common came together by the thousands with an A-level of optimism and, dare I say, joy about the possibilities for America."Critics among her own political party questioned whether she could unite Democrats and win over independents with so little time left.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

In the end, Disney and ABC had absolutely no choice but to rehire Jimmy Kimmel.The reason the late-night host is returning to the air tonight is that this whole thing has been an utter PR debacle for ABC, and more personally for Disney chief Bob Iger, who even got whacked by his predecessor as CEO, Michael Eisner, accusing him of bowing to "out-of-control intimidation."I dont think Im going out on a limb in saying that Igers reputation is shattered forever.The company became the poster child as a high-profile opponent of free speech a deadly label for a news organization like ABC.DISNEY ANNOUNCES JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! RETURNING TUESDAY AFTER SUSPENSIONSo the "indefinite" suspension is over.I could sniff that things were moving in this direction when I learned the two sides were talking. And when Disney asked Kimmel for a second meeting the other day, I knew the only question was which day hed be back.Lets revisit the dumb and inaccurate comment that got Kimmel in trouble. And remember, like Stephen Colbert, he is so vociferously anti-Trump that he surrendered half his audience:"We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them." First, it was beyond tone-deaf, with feelings rubbed so raw over Charlie Kirks assassination. And the killer is not "MAGA," just another crazed lunatic who said he was acting out of "hatred" for Kirk, but also sympathetic to gays and transgender people like his roommate and romantic partner.At the same time, there was pressure from the FCC, with Chairman Brendan Carr blundering by saying he would act on Kimmel if ABC didnt. Even Carrs allies, like Ted Cruz, said he sounded like a mob boss by declaring "we can do it the easy way or the hard way."Nice little network you got here be a shame if anything happened to it. Carr walked it back the next day.What Kimmel said wasnt the worst thing ever uttered on the air, and maybe in a month it would have passed unnoticed. But not so soon after the targeted assassination.HOWARD STERN BLASTS ABC OVER KIMMEL SUSPENSION, SAYS HE CANCELED DISNEY+ SUBSCRIPTIONWith that kind of blatant government pressure, ABC caved and took Kimmel off the air as he was about to tape last Wednesdays show and was said to be preparing an even tougher monologue about the Kirk killer. Again, he failed to read the electronic room.It was downhill from there.For anyone who believes in free speech and that includes some Democrats who dont agree with Kirk on just about anythingDisney and ABC were now the enemy.Howard Stern, Kimmels closest friend their families vacation together said yesterday he had canceled his Disney+ subscription, as did Robin Quivers. After conferring with Kimmel, he said on his first live show since the suspension:"When the government says, 'I'm not pleased with you, so we're going to orchestrate a way to silence you,' it's the wrong direction for our country. It isn't good."Stern called the suspension "horrible" and "outrageous" for such a "big talent You can't support this kind of a move. I don't care whether you like Jimmy or not. It's about freedom of speech. If ABC wanted to fire Jimmy because they didn't like him, or he had low ratings they didn't want to fire him. They're being pressured by the United States government. We can't have that, not if we're going to have a democracy."Howard has an awful lot of followers on Sirius XM that would take their cue from him.Some 400 celebrities signed an ACLU letter calling this "a dark moment for freedom of speech in our nation." These include Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda, Selena Gomez, Tom Hanks, Olivia Rodrigo, Ben Stiller, Jamie Lee Curtis, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Keaton, Regina King, Diego Luna, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Natalie Portman, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short and Kerry Washington.WHOOPI GOLDBERG LASHES OUT AT CRITICS OF 'THE VIEW' BEING QUIET ON KIMMEL: 'NO ONE SILENCES US'This is the kind of thing that Hollywood really cares about, the bold-faced names.Kimmel is said to be concerned about the jobs of dozens of producers, staff members and contractors who would lose their livelihoods if the show was deep-sixed.Disney made a point of saying in its statement that Kimmel was suspended because "we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive." But "thoughtful" conversations led to Jimmys return.Whether you like Kimmel or not, no company can withstand that kind of pressure, even if it goes against the wishes of Donald Trump, who celebrated the suspension.Now heres the challenge Kimmel and Disney/ABC faced.The suits had already been urging Kimmel to tone down the attacks against Trump. But Kimmel, who has hosted the program since 2003, and parlayed that into Oscars-hosting gigs, has always insisted on his independence. Hes arguably the most famous face at the network.I played a small role in this last year by asking Trump about Kimmel after the Oscars, and the candidate slammed him, escalating their feud. Jimmy even took a swipe at me (horrors).So perhaps with a wink and a nod, Kimmel has now agreed to tone things down a tad and the brass has agreed to let him basically say whats on his mind.Jimmy Kimmel is the only clear winner in this.Everyone else Disney, Bob Iger, Brendan Carr, ABC is unmistakably a loser and will forever be branded, fairly or otherwise, as cowardly opponents of free speech.And hey, ratings for tonights show should be through the roof.