Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris asked supporters in June to donate to Minnesota rioters who were arrested, in a tweet now earning her criticism after condemning rioters’ violence this weekend.
“If you’re able to, chip in now to the @MNFreedomFund to help post bail for those protesting on the ground in Minnesota,” Harris tweeted on June 1, just days after the Memorial Day death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Over the weekend, Harris and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden condemned the violence seen in recent days, specifically in Portland, Oregon, where one person was shot dead Saturday night.
“I join @JoeBiden in condemning this violence. This can not — and must not — be who we are. Americans deserve a president who will heal our country and bring people together — not fan the flames of hate and division,” she tweeted Sunday.
I join @JoeBiden in condemning this violence. This can not—and must not—be who we are. Americans deserve a president who will heal our country and bring people together—not fan the flames of hate and division. https://t.co/21h00uFFR7
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 30, 2020
Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton resurrected Harris’s June tweet Sunday, slamming it as a flip-flop on her support of rioters who have caused destruction in multiple major cities across the country.
“Kamala Harris helped violent rioters in Minnesota get out of jail to do more damage,” Cotton tweeted. “Don’t believe her when she says she ‘condemns the violence’ — look at her record, not her words.”
Kamala Harris helped violent rioters in Minnesota get out of jail to do more damage.
Don’t believe her when she says she “condemns the violence”—look at her record, not her words. https://t.co/lL2aYjxPZA
— Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) August 31, 2020
Donald Trump Jr. also took issue with her June tweet.
“Remember: Joe Biden called them ‘peaceful protesters.’ Kamala Harris raised money to bail violent rioters out of jail. And they both continue to oppose @realDonaldTrump’s plan to send in the National Guard to finally end these violent riots once and for all,” Trump Jr. tweeted Monday morning.
Remember:
Joe Biden called them “peaceful protesters.”
Kamala Harris raised money to bail violent rioters out of jail.
And they both continue to oppose @realDonaldTrump‘s plan to send in the National Guard to finally end these violent riots once and for all. #BidenRiots
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) August 31, 2020
“As vice president, Joe Biden oversaw cuts to police funding, and now as a candidate, he says he wants to redirect funding away from police. His staff mocked police as worse than ‘pigs,’ called for defunding the police, and now, we know his campaign and Kamala Harris helped bail out violent criminals, rapists, and would-be cop killers. Biden is incapable of bringing our country together because he has been taken over by the radical Left. Biden and Harris are actively putting Americans’ lives at risk by making our streets more dangerous, cops’ jobs more difficult, and families less safe,” Trump campaign Communications Director Tim Murtaugh said in a statement to the Washington Examiner.
Others have also echoed the sentiments of Cotton and Trump Jr.
Shameless
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) August 31, 2020
Tom Cotton points out that Kamala Harris helped rioters get out of jail in Minneapolis!https://t.co/1Kve3wfGlA
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) August 31, 2020
Kamala Harris doesn’t just support rioters… she wants to help them get out of jail free. https://t.co/z4n555P0w7
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) August 31, 2020
So, @KamalaHarris: (1) tells @StephenAtHome w/a smile that #BidenRiots should keep going even after the election; and (2) promotes rioters get out of jail free card, and it is @realDonaldTrump fanning the flames?!? Poppycock.
— Howard Steele (@HowardSteele5) August 31, 2020
David Dorn was found shot to death outside of a pawn shop in St. Louis. He was shot while Lee’s Pawn and Jewelry was looted after a night of unrest in the city

The day before he was murdered Kamala Harris was raising money for rioters to be bailed out of jail. Sickening. https://t.co/WZXuvqnw75— Kambree (@KamVTV) August 24, 2020
Support for Black Lives Matter protests has been slipping in recent months, according to a poll out of Wisconsin.
Forty-eight percent of Wisconsin residents support Black Lives Matter protests and 48% disapprove, according to a Marquette Law School poll conducted between Aug. 8 and Aug. 9. Earlier this summer, Marquette found 61% of residents approved of the movement’s protests from June 14 to June 18, with 36% disapproving.
Biden’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
