Vice President Kamala Harris issued a belated statement Sunday addressing the anti-ICE riots rocking Los Angeles, but instead of calling for calm or supporting federal law enforcement, she offered up a word salad of euphemisms, virtue-signaling, and vague condemnations—aimed not at rioters, but at President Trump.
“Los Angeles is my home,” Harris wrote. “And like so many Americans, I am appalled at what we are witnessing on the streets of our city.” But instead of naming the attacks on law enforcement or condemning the rioters blocking freeways and storming detention centers, Harris claimed the deployment of the National Guard was the real danger.
“Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to promote chaos,” she wrote, framing Trump’s efforts to restore order as the actual problem.
Harris went on to say the protests were “overwhelmingly peaceful,” even as video footage showed mobs hurling objects at police, setting vehicles on fire, and attempting to breach the Metropolitan Detention Center. She downplayed the violence and painted ICE’s enforcement operations as part of a “cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic.”
In one of the more revealing lines of her statement, Harris said, “This Administration’s actions are not about public safety – they’re about stoking fear. Fear of a community demanding dignity and due process.” But again, she carefully avoided naming who that “community” is—illegal immigrants—and instead cast them as victims of a tyrannical crackdown.
Critics were quick to pounce on the hypocrisy. As RedState’s Nick Arama pointed out, Harris can’t even bring herself to say the word “violence,” let alone confront the truth of what’s happening on the ground. Instead, she turns a blind eye to three days of escalating chaos and implies the real threat is the president enforcing the law.
Her silence on lawlessness and her defense of illegal immigrants hiding behind euphemisms reveal a deeper Democratic strategy. Just like in 2020, the left is prepared to frame open insurrection as “justice” and demonize any federal response as an authoritarian overreach. But unlike 2020, President Trump isn’t sitting back this time.
Harris’ slow, tepid, and vague response also shows she’s following the political winds, not leading them. As the L.A. crisis enters its fourth day, other Democrats have already staked out their lines, criticizing the National Guard and defending the protesters. Harris, true to form, trailed behind—saying nothing of substance and adding little to the conversation.
The vice president’s statement may have been intended to shore up her 2028 aspirations, but it served more as a reminder of why she failed in 2024. When leadership was needed, she delivered a limp collection of buzzwords. When law enforcement was under siege, she backed the mob. And when clarity was essential, she offered fog.
As President Trump continues to mobilize federal resources to restore order in Los Angeles, Harris has once again revealed where her loyalties lie—and it’s not with the rule of law. It’s with the leftist agitators sowing chaos under the guise of “protest.” And that, more than anything, may explain why voters rejected her in the first place.
