Democrats Vote Against House Resolution Condemning LA Riots

Despite overwhelming opposition from Democrats, the House voted Friday to adopt House Resolution 516, a resolution condemning the violent June 2025 protests in Los Angeles.

The vote tally was 215 to 195, with all 195 votes against coming from Democrats.

No Republicans voted against the bill, and seven Democrats crossed party lines to join the 208 Republicans who voted in favor.

The resolution, sponsored by California congresswoman Young Kim, explains that, “protests quickly escalated into violent riots across Los Angeles, where acts of arson, widespread looting, property destruction, and vandalism were committed, blocking streets and highways, lighting streets on fire, throwing rocks at law enforcement vehicles, and assaulting federal and local peace officers.”

It goes on to outline the crimes committed by rioters, including having “shot commercial grade fireworks and thrown Molotov cocktails at Los Angeles Police Department officers and assaulted federal agents.” It describes how some protesters “burned American flags, an act that disrespects the nation that protects their freedom.”

Kim told The Daily Signal this week, “Peaceful protests are a constitutional right, but vandalism, looting, violence, and other crimes are not. Protecting public safety shouldn’t be controversial, which is why I am leading the California Republican delegation in a resolution to support law and order as we continue to see unrest.”

“I hope [California Gov. Gavin] Newsom can come together with President [Donald] Trump to stop the riots, lower the temperature, and keep our communities safe,” the congresswoman said. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was quoted in the resolution as saying local law enforcement did not need any help.

The resolution also thanks the men and women of law enforcement in several police departments, including the “Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, California Highway Patrol, Orange County Sheriff’s Department, and other local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.”

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