How Walz Responded to Riots in Minnesota After the Death of George Floyd

Facts And Fact Checking, Tim Walz, George Floyd Riots, Minnesota
Posted on AllSides August 19th, 2024
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For years, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been criticized by some for his response to riots in his state after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer in May 2020. That criticism picked up again this month when Vice President Kamala Harris chose Walz to be her running mate on the 2024 Democratic presidential ticket.

“Tim Walz allowed rioters to burn down Minneapolis in the summer of 2020,” Sen. JD Vance, Walz’s vice presidential opponent, told reporters on Aug. 6.

Three days later, former President Donald Trump, the head of...

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