Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador and 24 other Republican Attorneys General have issued a joint statement supporting President Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard in response to protests and violent rioting in California.
In a news release, Labrador says “We will always defend the right to peacefully protest, but there’s nothing peaceful about arson, assault, and anarchy. If you set police cars on fire, throw Molotov cocktails at law enforcement, and loot businesses, you must be held accountable. He added that “he and the other attorneys general stand with law enforcement and support President Trump’s action, and they will not let chaos take hold in our states.”
The release goes on to say Republican Attorneys General across the country stand united in condemning: Violent attacks on law enforcement; The normalization of mob violence as ‘activism’; Any attempt to de-legitimize efforts to restore order; and Leaders who put politics above public safety.
Labrador joined the coalition which includes the Attorneys General of Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia.
