Former Vice President Kamala Harris took a subtle swipe at Elon Musk in a rare appearance on May 25, 2025.Former US Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday took an apparent swipe at billionaire Elon Musk over his stance on empathy, while conceding that she is deeply concerned about the current state of the world, in one of the few public appearances she’s made since leaving office.Speaking at the Australian Real Estate Conference, Harris alluded to recent remarks by Musk, who has now significantly scaled back his role in the Trump administration — a stark contrast to his constant presence by President Donald Trump’s side in the early days of his second term.“There was someone that is very popular these days, at least in the press, who suggested that it is a sign of the weakness of Western civilisations to have empathy,” Harris said, according to The Guardian, without naming Musk.“Imagin