Kamala Harris Faces Backlash Over LA Riots, ICE Comments

Former US Vice President Kamala Harris is under fire for her statement on the Los Angeles riots. Taking to X, Harris wrote, “Los Angeles is my home. And like so many Americans, I am appalled at what we are witnessing on the streets of our city. Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to promote chaos. In addition to the recent ICE raids in Southern California and across our nation, it is part of the Trump administration’s cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division.”

• Kamala Harris criticized National Guard deployment in LA riots.
• She defended protests as “overwhelmingly peaceful” and about justice.
• Users slammed her online, citing violence, arrests, and property damage.

Harris added, “This Administration’s actions are not about public safety – they’re about stoking fear. Fear of a community demanding dignity and due process. Protest is a powerful tool – essential in the fight for justice. And as the LAPD, Mayor, and Governor have noted, demonstrations in defense of our immigrant neighbors have been overwhelmingly peaceful.”

“I continue to support millions of Americans who are standing up to protect our most fundamental rights and freedoms,” the former VP concluded.

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Harris is under fire for her statement, with one user commenting on her X post, “You're a liar! Your claim of peaceful protests is baseless—DHS reports 118 arrests today in LA due to violent riots against ICE officers, with slashed tires and defaced property. We have evidence!” Another wrote, “You support foreigners attacking and injuring American cops? Do you understand now why you lost?”

“Nobody cares what you have to say...,” one user wrote, while another said, “Yep, America dodged a bullet when they rejected you and Tim Walz. Thank you for confirming this.” One wrote, “These deportations are 100% the fault of the Biden admin, and you were a significant part of that problem.”