Trump is used, claims Kamala

'CHAOS': CONSERVATIVES 'TWIST' US TO THEIR ADVANTAGE

- San Francisco

Former US vice-president Kamala Harris hit out at Donald Trump and his backers in her first major speech since losing November's election.

The defeated Democrat told supporters the apparent "chaos" of the past three months was actually the realisation of a long-cherished plan by conservatives who are using Trump to twist the United States to their own advantage.

"What we are, in fact, witnessing is a high-velocity event, where a vessel is being used for the swift implementation of an agenda that has been decades in the making," she told an audience in San Francisco.

"An agenda to slash public education. An agenda to shrink government and then privatise its services. All while giving tax breaks to the wealthiest.