“I condemn the burning of the American flag. That flag is a symbol of our highest ideals as a nation and represents the promise of America. It should never be desecrated in that way,” the Democratic presidential candidate said in an unusually strong statement.
She said Wednesday’s demonstration featured “despicable acts by unpatriotic protestors and dangerous hate-fueled rhetoric”.
The statement, echoed by other senior Democrats, came amid attempts by Republicans to paint the party as pro-Hamas.
“Anti-American and pro-Hamas rioters burned the American flag in front of the US Capitol, and the woman who wants to be our president is still refusing to condemn it,” Senator JD Vance, who is running for vice president alongside Donald Trump, wrote on social media just before Harris’s statement was issued.
