Vice President Kamala Harris has condemned a targeted attack on an FBI office and criticized Donald Trump’s supporters for extremist language that has sparked a backlash against law enforcement. legislation after the raid on the former president’s home in Florida.
“I would say, as a former prosecutor, but as a citizen of our nation, any attack on law enforcement is completely unacceptable. okay,” Harris told reporters on Air Force Two on Friday. “And any so-called leaders engaging in rhetoric that in any way suggest that law enforcement should be exposed to that kind of danger is irresponsible and could lead to dangerous activities.”
Federal agents raided Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home this week and seized top-secret US government documents as part of an investigation into whether he had illegally holding classified documents or not, a development that poses a risk to his ability to run for office. president in 2024.
Harris is the highest-ranking White House official to comment on the political situation.
In a backlash following Monday’s raid, Trump supporters and some Republican lawmakers criticized the search as politicized. They include voices like Senator Marco Rubio, who tweeted that President Joe Biden was “playing with fire” by allegedly using the Justice Department “to arrest a potential opponent in the presidential election.” future.” Biden learned about the raid from media reports, according to the White House.
On Thursday, a man was shot dead after trying to break into an FBI building in Cincinnati.
“It is irresponsible for anyone to claim to be a leader, and certainly anyone representing the United States of America, to engage in political rhetoric that could result in harm,” Harris said. harm to law enforcement officers and employees.
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