No Mention of Telecom in Harris' DNC Speech, Promises Leadership on Space and AI
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, didn’t mention broadband or other telecom issues in her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention Thursday evening. However, she promised global leadership on “space and artificial intelligence.” Harris said she would…
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ensure “that America, not China, wins the competition for the 21st Century.” She also called out her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, over “his explicit intent to jail journalists” and political opponents. Trump has repeatedly called for FCC action against media companies for their "fake" reporting (see 2401170050). Harris also mentioned the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 plan: “We know what a second Trump term would look like. It’s all laid out in Project 2025, written by his closest advisers.” FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr is identified as the principal author of the FCC chapter in Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, the book laying out Project 2025’s plan for a second Trump administration. Commissioner Nathan Simington is credited as a contributor. Trump has repeatedly disavowed connection to Project 2025, though he has also publicly embraced Heritage's effort. In a Truth Social post during Harris’ speech he wrote: “LYING AGAIN ABOUT PROJECT 2025, WHICH SHE KNOWS, AND SO DO ALL DEMOCRATS, THAT I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH!”