Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Gale called the Black Lives Matter movement a "radical left-wing hate group" that was among the "perpetrators of this urban domestic terror."
"This organization, in particular, screams racism not to expose bigotry and injustice, but to justify the lawless destruction of our cities and surrounding communities," Gale said in a statement.
"Their objective is to unleash chaos and mayhem without consequence by falsely claiming they, in fact, are the victims."
Gale went on to call systemic police brutality and racism a "narrative" pushed by the media.
Many politicians are asking for his resignation.
Comment: I wouldn't specify an organization as been described by the commissioner unless their policies indicate that to some extent. Just a thought.