Kamala Releases Statement Following Protests
Former Vice President Kamala Harris made headlines this weekend with a bold and controversial statement of support for the anti-ICE protests currently rocking Los Angeles.
In a public message issued Sunday, Harris insisted that the demonstrations have been “overwhelmingly peaceful”—despite a mountain of evidence to the contrary, including arson, attacks on federal agents, and violent clashes with law enforcement.
Harris, a longtime resident of Los Angeles and potential 2026 gubernatorial contender, used her statement not to denounce the increasingly violent tactics employed by radical demonstrators, but to denounce President Donald Trump.
Calling the National Guard deployment “a dangerous escalation,” Harris accused the Trump administration of engineering fear and chaos to divide Americans. “This Administration’s actions are not about public safety — they’re about stoking fear,” she claimed.
Her comments immediately set off a firestorm. While Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass at least made perfunctory attempts to discourage vandalism and violence, Harris offered no such caveat—drawing ire from both federal authorities and national commentators.
Senator Tom Cotton wasted no time calling her “the most incompetent Vice President in history,” while others like White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson dismissed her remarks as a desperate grab for relevance.
Critics say Harris’s attempt to frame the protests as a civil rights movement rings hollow in the face of federal agents hospitalized, vehicles torched, and public infrastructure brought to a standstill.
The FBI, stepping into the fray, has already announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a rioter who severely injured a federal officer with a rock. FBI Director Kash Patel issued a clear warning: “Hit a cop, you’re going to jail … doesn’t matter where you came from, how you got here, or what movement speaks to you.”
The unrest reached another boiling point on Sunday, as protesters lit fires downtown and blocked a major freeway, sending plumes of smoke over the LA skyline. Amid the chaos, Mexican flags flew above the crowds—images that will no doubt become emblematic flashpoints in the coming election cycle.