During the the [[2020 leftwing riots|2020 Leftwing riots]] in advance of the [[2020 presidential election]], Walz peddled a [[conspiracy theory]] that drug cartels and [[white supremacist]]s were behind the [[violence]].<ref>[https://www.fox9.com/news/walz-white-supremacist-groups-drug-cartels-suspected-at-minneapolis-riots-but-reports-still-unconfirmed Walz: White supremacist groups, drug cartels suspected at Minneapolis riots, but reports still unconfirmed], Fox9, May 30, 2020</ref><ref>https://www.waynedupree.com/2020/05/mn-gov-mobilizes-national-guard/</ref> | During the the [[2020 leftwing riots|2020 Leftwing riots]] in advance of the [[2020 presidential election]], Walz peddled a [[conspiracy theory]] that drug cartels and [[white supremacist]]s were behind the [[violence]].<ref>[https://www.fox9.com/news/walz-white-supremacist-groups-drug-cartels-suspected-at-minneapolis-riots-but-reports-still-unconfirmed Walz: White supremacist groups, drug cartels suspected at Minneapolis riots, but reports still unconfirmed], Fox9, May 30, 2020</ref><ref>https://www.waynedupree.com/2020/05/mn-gov-mobilizes-national-guard/</ref> |