Former Vice President and currently unemployed failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris weighed in on the LA Ice riots over the weekend, dropping a statement that one California Sheriff is calling “embarrassing.”
Harris implied that President Trump was to blame for starting the anti-ICE protests that are wreaking havoc in Los Angeles.
My statement on what's unfolding in Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/rujs8mrVPK
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) June 8, 2025
“President Trump didn’t start these riots. He’s not out there lighting cars on fire, hurling projectiles at law enforcement or blocking freeways,” Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said in a post on X as he shared Harris’ remarks.
“This statement is an embarrassment and does nothing to diffuse the violent riots taking place across the city.”
“The Democrats and their ‘leaders’ own this,” he added.
President Trump didn’t start these riots. He’s not out there lighting cars on fire, hurling projectiles at law enforcement or blocking freeways. This statement is an embarrassment and does nothing to diffuse the violent riots taking place across the city.
The Democrats and… https://t.co/eZiTZ97PQK
— Sheriff Chad Bianco (@ChadBianco) June 8, 2025
Conservatives blasted Harris’ comments, including Leo Terrell, who said, “No one is interested in your opinion.”
No one is interested in your opinion. https://t.co/5wy58cFfm1
— LeoTerrell (@TheLeoTerrell) June 9, 2025
NEW: Fox’s @guypbenson: “Kamala Harris just put out a statement. She says she's ‘appalled’ by what she's seeing, not because of the violence and the rioting and the assaults on ICE officers, but because of President Trump deploying the National Guard. She went on to say that… pic.twitter.com/afJe4n2Coo
— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) June 8, 2025
More over at The New York Post:
Kamala Harris slammed by California sheriff for ‘embarrassing’ LA riots statement blaming Trump https://t.co/2h8TEGjm3b pic.twitter.com/FL56HL3x6j
— New York Post (@nypost) June 9, 2025