The mainstream media continues to mislead Americans about the truth about Vice President Kamala Harris and her record of supporting far-left causes.
As previously reported by The Blaze News, many media outlets have tried to argue that Harris was never nominated to be border chief in the Biden administration, even though in April 2021, Harris tweeted that President Biden had asked her to “lead diplomatic efforts with Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras and address the situation on the southern border.”
GovTrack, a nonpartisan government accountability group, also cited Harris as “Most liberalIn 2019, Harris was elected to the U.S. Senate while she was still the senator representing California.
Harris and the Minnesota Freedom Fund
Now, some media outlets are trying to cover up Harris’ record again, this time over her support for the Minnesota Freedom Fund, a nonprofit that posted bail. Violent mob In response to the death of George Floyd in 2020.
“If you’re able, please donate now to the @MNFreedomFund to help pay bail for those protesting in Minnesota,” Harris wrote in her post on June 1, 2020. Personal account on the platform then known as Twitter.
The tweet has not been deleted and is similar to Harris’ personal posts. Facebook account It remains active as well.
CBS News claimed that former President Donald Trump had recently made “misleading” statements about Harris and the foundation, while the Minnesota Recorder said Trump was “distorting” the truth “to attack Kamala Harris.”
Two weeks after those posts, she appeared on late-night host Stephen Colbert and implied that while she knew many protesters had turned to violence, she still supported their actions. “Watch out, everybody. They’re not going to stop,” she said. Colbert“…Everybody, on both levels, should be mindful that they’re not going to let up. And they shouldn’t let up. And we shouldn’t let up either.”
“This is a movement.”
But four years later, with Joe Biden withdrawing his bid for a second term in the Oval Office and Harris all but guaranteed to be the Democratic nominee for president in 2024, the media is again intervening on Harris’ behalf, trying hard to nuance her support for the Minnesota Freedom Fund.
CBS News She claimed that former President Donald Trump had recently made “misleading” statements about Harris and the foundation. Minnesota Recorder He said Trump was “distorting” the truth “to attack Kamala Harris.”
The Minnesota Freedom Fund and the murder of Luis Martinez Ortiz
But of course, the Minnesota Freedom Fund ultimately raised about $41 million, with a small percentage of that going to relief for protesters, violent or otherwise. Fox NewsBut most of the group’s money actually went to paying bail for other violent suspects, including a man with a criminal record who murdered another man just weeks after being released from prison thanks to the fund.
August 5, 2021, George HowardHoward, 48 at the time and with a criminal record, was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, but thanks to bail provided by the Minnesota Freedom Fund, he was back on the streets within a week.
By Aug. 29, he was back in prison again, this time for shooting and killing 38-year-old Luis Damian Martinez Ortiz after a road rage incident along Interstate 94 in Minneapolis. Howard later pleaded guilty and is now serving a 15-year sentence.
In September 2021, the Minnesota Freedom Fund Social media The group reported on its role in securing the release of Howard, who had been incarcerated on domestic violence charges. “We are aware of reports of a tragic shooting in Minneapolis earlier this week allegedly involving George Howard, a bail bond supporter of the Minnesota Freedom Fund,” the group wrote.
“MFF believes that all individuals arrested by law enforcement are innocent until proven guilty, and if a judge determines they are eligible for bail, they should not have to wait in jail simply because they do not have the same income or access to resources as others.”
That tweet thread has since been deleted.
The Minnesota Freedom Fund also denied that Harris had any significant involvement with the organization. “Other than these tweets from four years ago that brought increased attention to the fund, we have no affiliation with Ms. Harris or her campaign,” spokesman Noble Frank said. MPR News.
The Harris campaign declined CBS News’ request for comment.
Direct connection with ActBlue
As of Friday afternoon, Link The link in Harris’ Minnesota Freedom Fund post is still active, directing users to the ActBlue site, which prominently features the title “Kamala Harris for the People” at the top, where donations to the page “will go towards bail funds for protesters in Minnesota,” according to the site.
Act Blue is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that describes itself as “a powerful online fundraising platform for Democratic candidates, progressive organizations, and nonprofits.”
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