(DailyAnswer.org) – A former GOP lawmaker from Minnesota and head of the state’s Republican Party says that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who is now the Democratic vice presidential nominee, is purely “partisan” and accused him of abandoning Minneapolis during the Black Lives Matter riots in 2020.
David Hann, chair of the Minnesota Republican Party, said Walz’s leadership was “absent” during the tumultuous aftermath of George Floyd’s death that resulted in angry mobs burning and looting throughout Minneapolis. The chaos resulted in roughly $500 million in damages with hundreds of buildings destroyed throughout the city, which looked like a warzone by the time the riots and protests settled down.
Walz’s past is facing more scrutiny than ever since Vice President Kamala Harris announced him as her running mate, such as for inflating his military background. His actions in 2020 during the widespread civil unrest are also under scrutiny, specifically, the fact that he waited three days to call in the National Guard to restore order amidst the rioting.
Hann said Walz made that decision for political reasons and that Walz “didn’t do anything for three days” because the governor was afraid of “alienating” his “left-wing base” who will mostly vote Democrat. Hann went on to explain that because the protests were “against police violence,” Walz believed calling in the National Guard would have made it appear as if he was in condemnation of their cause and the “narrative” that the protests weren’t peaceful or merely about protesting “excessive police force.”
According to Hann, Walz waited for the situation to get “completely out of hand” before taking any action, which he called “unbelievable.” The Minnesota Republican Party chair then mentioned living in Minnesota most of his life and seeing the chaotic scenes on the news and that it was “hard to believe” it was happening that the governor was doing “nothing” about it. He said many parts of Minneapolis still look like “a ghost town.”
Hann ultimately described Walz as “partisan” and “divisive” as well as “thin-skinned, mean-spirited,” and someone who “does not like to be challenged.” The former state senator said Walz may seem “nice” and “engaging,” or like he’s “everybody’s friend,” but that it’s a facade and his political agenda is “treacherous.”
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