I'll admit I didn't know much about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz until yesterday. Now I know he's to the left of Kamala Harris. The first thing people associated Walz with was the Black Lives Matter riots of 2020. As we reported, his wife said that she left the window open so she could smell the city burning down because it was such a "touchstone."
Here is a bizarre clip from an interview with Gwen Walz stating that she left her windows open during the Minneapolis Riots so she could smell the burning tires.
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) August 6, 2024
Her daughter also coordinated with rioters to let them know that the National Guard would not be activated one night. pic.twitter.com/ityW100Z4y
I get to rate Community Notes on X, and I declared a note wasn't needed that this was Minneapolis under President Trump:
No, this is not a video from a war-torn country in the Middle East.
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) August 6, 2024
This is the aftermath of the Minneapolis Riots when Minnesota Governor Tim Walz allowed it to burn four consecutive nights.
This is the legacy of Kamala Harris’s new running mate. pic.twitter.com/s4qii8uUBc
Trump offered to send in the National Guard to quell the riots, but it seems Walz decided to let the city burn. As I reported back in May, Walz issued a declaration of George Floyd Remembrance Day.
On George Floyd Remembrance Day, we honor him and every person whose life has been cut short due to systems of racism and discrimination.
— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) May 25, 2024
My administration remains committed to deconstructing generations of systemic racism and inequities in our state. pic.twitter.com/KX5T0osyeg
"We honor him"? Seriously? We'll bet the pregnant woman he stuck a gun at remembers him.
It is nothing short of INSANE that Democrats are elevating the guy known for doing nothing while his cities burned to the top of the ticket. https://t.co/7RoFnhaoTl
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) August 7, 2024
And as plenty pointed out, Kamala Harris promoted a fund to bail out people who'd been arrested for rioting. Her tweet is still up. I reported that the Minnesota Freedom Fund was "deeply saddened" that one of the rioters they'd bailed out assaulted a man who ended up with a traumatic brain injury. Another rioter bailed out with Harris' help sexually assaulted an 8-year-old. The fund was such a successful moneyraiser that they had trouble spending it all.
Local news reported that "the MFF has struggled to spend the $35 million it received following Floyd’s death. The group revealed in early September that only about 6% of the $3,475,000 it has spent since Floyd’s death had gone to help bail out of jail people facing protest-related charges."
"Protest-related charges." Celebrities, including Chrissy Teigen, Steve Carell, Patton Oswalt, Don Cheadle, and Seth Rogan donated millions to the fund.
Minneapolis before and after Governor Tim Walz allowed BLM to destroy it: pic.twitter.com/hLf09QLoWE
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) August 6, 2024
He not only allowed it, he encouraged it.
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) August 6, 2024
Yes, but Trump was president. He wasn't president in 2023, though:
Murders are up 50% (!!!) under Tim Walz
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) August 7, 2024
Carjackings up 163% (!!!)
This is why Minnesotans are fleeing his state in record numbers
He let BLM burn down Minneapolis and then he defunded the police
Now violent crime is through the roof pic.twitter.com/yyGm4SAUyW
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