Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her the "patron saint of leftist prosecutors" who have "failed the communities they claim to support" by implementing progressive crime policies that have led to increased violence.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has taken aim at Vice President Kamala Harris, accusing her of being the "patron saint of leftist prosecutors" who have pursued policies that have failed the communities they claim to protect.
Carr, a Republican, told Fox News Digital that Harris has supported "defund the police, sanctuary cities, cashless bail," policies that he believes have contributed to a surge in crime in cities across the country.
Georgia AG Blasts Vice President Harris as 'Patron Saint of Leftist Prosecutors'
"She was for defund the police, sanctuary cities, cashless bail," Carr said. "All the DAs that we've seen around the country, from Los Angeles to San Francisco, where she was a DA, to St. Louis and even in our state in Athens and even in Atlanta, Georgia … she is the model for what they really aspired to."
Carr said that these policies have led to a "roadmap for higher crime," citing the case of Laken Riley, a nursing student who was abducted and murdered in Athens, Georgia earlier this year by a violent illegal immigrant.
Georgia AG Blasts Vice President Harris as 'Patron Saint of Leftist Prosecutors'
"Look at the communities that are most often impacted by this violent crime," he said. "It's the communities that Democrats and leftists purport to want to protect, but instead it's actually conservatives and Republicans that are doing the things to keep people safe. I think that's critically important."
Carr also criticized the lack of consequences for repeat offenders, saying that bail reforms that allow them to be released back onto the streets have battered police morale and made it harder for cities to hire and retain officers.
Georgia AG Blasts Vice President Harris as 'Patron Saint of Leftist Prosecutors'
"That lack of consequences, combined with leftist prosecutors' reluctance to charge suspects to the fullest extent of the law, has battered police morale around the country, leading cities to struggle with hiring and retention," Carr said.
He pointed to Chicago, which is hosting the 2024 Democratic National Convention, as an example of a city that has been plagued by crime in recent years.
Georgia AG Blasts Vice President Harris as 'Patron Saint of Leftist Prosecutors'
"Chicago, host city of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, has a population one-third the size of New York City yet outpaces it in homicides, police statistics show," Carr said. "You can either go down one path where you ignore the law, you avoid the law, crime goes up, or you can enforce the laws."
Carr said that he believes Democrats have become "entirely removed from the reality of Chicago crime" as they hold the convention just blocks from where a 7-year-old boy was gunned down earlier this year.
Georgia AG Blasts Vice President Harris as 'Patron Saint of Leftist Prosecutors'
"Democrat elites have been criticized as entirely removed from the reality of Chicago crime as they hold the convention just blocks from where a 7-year-old boy, Jai'Mani Rivera, was gunned down earlier this year. The suspect could have been behind bars but was freed on home supervision, which he allegedly ignored," Carr said.
Carr said that he is a proponent of the Protecting Americans Action Fund, which was set up to counter the financial support that left-wing donors like billionaire George Soros have given to progressive prosecutor campaigns around the country.
"I think it's absolutely ironic that the Democrats have gone to Chicago, which now continues to elect folks that just don't believe in the rule of law, don't believe in enforcing the law – but then also some of the security measures that they've taken to put walls around the convention center," he said. "When the border is not secure, and they fought any conversation about walls or more safety in our southern border."
