Anti-Biden PAC Accuses Kamala Harris of 'Insurrection' Over 'Violent' BLM Protests

Massive Black Lives Matter protests engulfed the United States in the summer of 2020 in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man killed by a white police officer during arrest. Many of the protests escalated into riots that resulted in looting and destruction.

A political action committee (PAC) dubbed ‘Defeat Joe Biden’ has accused US Vice President Kamala Harris of being part of an "insurrection" against the United States during "violent" Black Lives Matter demonstrations in 2020.

“In light of the violent riots and looting caused by Black Lives Matter (BLM) rioters, Vice President Kamala Harris was and is engaged in an insurrection against the United States of America based on her involvement and support of the BLM movement by praising, supporting, and encouraging BLM protestors, supporting a BLM bail fund, and participating in BLM protests/marches,” PAC President Ted Harvey said in a letter sent to the secretaries of state in all 50 states.

According to Harvey, Harris' role in the BLM protests effectively makes her "ineligible under the Fourteenth Amendment to run for Federal office." Which is why, he continued, Harris must be barred from launching her vice-presidential bid in 2024.

Aside from Harris, the PAC also pointed the finger at California Democratic Representative Maxine Waters, arguing that it was time "that Kamala Harris and Maxine Waters were held accountable for the Black Lives Matter riots that brought crime and chaos to America."

While Harris has not commented on Harvey’s group’s letter, several Democratic lawmakers commented on the PAC's claims, blasting the group for comparing BLM protests to the January 2021 Capitol breach - something that is used by left-wing activists and politicians to lambast conservatives and particularly Trump supporters.

Black Lives Matter protests have been grilled by conservatives for evolving into violent riots with looting, clashes with police and destruction of shops and businesses. BLM, for its part, claims it was pushing for legal changes to protect the rights of the long-persecuted Afro-American community. At the time, it distanced itself from the outbreaks of violence seen at some of its rallies.

Harris has repeatedly asserted that she plans to be Joe Biden's running mate in 2024, with the incumbent president confirming that he intends to run for a second term in the Oval Office.

Their intention comes as evidence emerges that US citizens, including Democrats themselves and those who tend to vote blue, increasingly oppose Biden and Harris running for re-election.