Since the very beginning of Sen. Kamala Harris' bid for the presidency, she has come under fire for her anti-truancy tactics as an attorney general. 

To change the narrative, the Harris campaign will confront the criticism head-on. The presidential hopeful is making stops in South Carolina and Iowa this weekend to bring her platform message to the people.

In a statement provided to Blavity, the campaign realizes the concerns many critics have brought regarding her record. The time she spent as attorney general (AG) of San Francisco and the state of California will be an asset to winning the White House, the campaign believes. 

"She will bust myths that claim the Black community doesn’t want any type of law enforcement or that say being a prosecutor and being progressive are mutually exclusive," the statement read.

"… She was one of only three Black elected DAs in the country, for example, when she was in office in San Francisco, and when she was AG of California, there were no other Black AGs in office in the entire country."

President Donald Trump and his administration have routinely acted as if it is above the law. The Harris campaign is confident her record as an attorney general sets her apart from the very crowded Democratic field.  

"In this race against a president who consistently acts like he’s above the law and is credibly accused of obstruction of justice, and as primary voters assess who is best to take him on, Kamala’s record and prosecutorial experience is a unique strength that sets her apart in this crowded field," the statement added.  

On Saturday, the California senator will appear in South Carolina at the NAACP Freedom Fund Celebration held at the Brookland Baptist Banquet & Conference Center in West Columbia. She is set to speak at 6 p.m.

Harris will join 18 other Democratic hopefuls in Iowa on Sunday for the year's first big political event. According to Reuters, she will be part of the Iowa Hall of Fame dinner. The 54-year-old will also hold a rally sometime before the event kicks off.

“This should be a good opportunity for people to not only size up the candidates in one setting but to also see how they talk about issues affecting the state of Iowa,” said Troy Price, chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party.