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==2020 Leftist riots==

==2020 Leftist riots==

:{{See also|2020 Antifa riots}}

:{{See also|2020 Antifa riots}}

Walz allowed the city of [[Minneapolis]] to be burnt down by his voter base before calling in the [[National Guard]] to defend lives and property.  A [[Twin Cities]] resident wrote<ref>[https://www.twincities.com/2020/06/04/letters-you-own-this-minneapolis-and-minnesota-democrats/ Letters: You own this, Minneapolis and Minnesota Democrats – Twin Cities]</ref> to the ''Pioneer Press/Dispatch'':

Walz allowed the city of [[Minneapolis]] to be burnt down by his voter base before calling in the [[National Guard]] to defend lives and property.  A [[Twin Cities]] resident wrote<ref name=twincitiesletter>[https://www.twincities.com/2020/06/04/letters-you-own-this-minneapolis-and-minnesota-democrats/ Letters: You own this, Minneapolis and Minnesota Democrats – Twin Cities]</ref> to the ''Pioneer Press/Dispatch'':

{{quotebox|The fact is [[George Floyd]] was killed in Minneapolis, by a Minneapolis policeman. He was not killed by a [[federal]] agent in a community of [[white supremacist]]s.

{{quotebox|The fact is [[George Floyd]] was killed in Minneapolis, by a Minneapolis policeman. He was not killed by a [[federal]] agent in a community of [[white supremacist]]s.

Medaria Arradondo is police chief; not [[Bull Connor]]

Medaria Arradondo is police chief; not [[Bull Connor]]

Enough of the empty accolades for the protesters. Don’t pretend you are in agreement with their cause. Your actions, while in power to make real change, demonstrate otherwise. The correct response on your part is not to insult the community with feigned emotion, your responsibility was to prevent this from happening. You have all failed miserably.<ref>[https://www.twincities.com/2020/06/04/letters-you-own-this-minneapolis-and-minnesota-democrats/]</ref>}}

Enough of the empty accolades for the protesters. Don’t pretend you are in agreement with their cause. Your actions, while in power to make real change, demonstrate otherwise. The correct response on your part is not to insult the community with feigned emotion, your responsibility was to prevent this from happening. You have all failed miserably.<ref name=twincitiesletter/>}}

Gov. Walz estimated the cost of the damage to more than 1,500 businesses in Minneapolis and St. Paul at over $500 million.  Walz stood idly by while looters and rioters burned businesses and neighborhoods to the ground. Walz did nothing and continued to do nothing as public property and monuments were defaced and destroyed. As his own citizens begged for protection, Walz turned a blind eye to liberal [[Democrat]] [[socialist]] [[terrorism]] while forcing taxpayers to shut down their places of business and churches because of “COVID concerns.”<ref>[https://www.redstate.com/kiradavis/2020/07/03/866680/ In LOL News: MN Governor Asks Trump For Federal Funds To Help In Riot Recovery] ''Red State'', July 3, 2020</ref>

Gov. Walz estimated the cost of the damage to more than 1,500 businesses in Minneapolis and St. Paul at over $500 million.  Walz stood idly by while looters and rioters burned businesses and neighborhoods to the ground. Walz did nothing and continued to do nothing as public property and monuments were defaced and destroyed. As his own citizens begged for protection, Walz turned a blind eye to liberal [[Democrat]] [[socialist]] [[terrorism]] while forcing taxpayers to shut down their places of business and churches because of “COVID concerns.”<ref>[https://www.redstate.com/kiradavis/2020/07/03/866680/ In LOL News: MN Governor Asks Trump For Federal Funds To Help In Riot Recovery] ''Red State'', July 3, 2020</ref>