• WATCH: Democrats need Walz's leadership and 'steady hand,' Minnesota Attorney General Ellison says

    WATCH: Democrats need Walz's leadership and 'steady hand,' Minnesota Attorney General Ellison says

    Aug 21, 2024 03:06 AM EST

    Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison praised Gov. Tim Walz for getting their state through times of crisis with a "steady hand," referencing both the COVID pandemic and protests following the police killing of George Floyd. Watch Ellison's remarks in the player above. "It's one of the reasons I ...

  • Live updates: The Obamas and Doug Emhoff are set to speak on Day 2 of the DNC

    Live updates: The Obamas and Doug Emhoff are set to speak on Day 2 of the DNC

    Aug 20, 2024 03:00 PM EST

    Donalds also said Walz had a delayed response to the Minneapolis violence after the killing of George Floyd, noting that the areas affected by violence "mostly are inhabited by Black people and Hispanic people — that’s what was burning." Donalds also made brief mention of the Day 1 DNC delays ...

  • Fact-checking Biden's DNC speech

    Fact-checking Biden's DNC speech

    Aug 20, 2024 01:39 PM EST

    ... crime data analysts generally attribute most of the reason for the murder spike to a confluence of the coronavirus pandemic and the social upheaval following George Floyd’s murder, not Trump’s actions. Economy Biden: The average semiconductor industry salary "will be over $100,000 a year, and you don ...

  • The evolution of Harris' stances on key issues, from the death penalty to marijuana

    The evolution of Harris' stances on key issues, from the death penalty to marijuana

    Aug 16, 2024 05:43 PM EST

    ... court just months before — and imposing a moratorium on the death penalty. In May 2020, violent protests erupted in Minneapolis over the police killing of George Floyd, a Black man. A police station was torched and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who is now Harris' running mate, called in the National ...

  • Rep. Ilhan Omar, member of the progressive 'Squad' and critic of Israel, survives Democratic primary in Minnesota

    Rep. Ilhan Omar, member of the progressive 'Squad' and critic of Israel, survives Democratic primary in Minnesota

    Aug 14, 2024 04:17 PM EST

    ... and taking hostages, Samuels said she's one-sided and divisive. He also stressed public safety issues in Minneapolis, where a former police officer murdered George Floyd in 2020. Samuels said he was "very disappointed" with his loss. "What I was hoping is that a strong ground game and an ...

  • Progressive 'Squad' member Rep. Ilhan Omar faces repeat primary challenge in Minnesota

    Progressive 'Squad' member Rep. Ilhan Omar faces repeat primary challenge in Minnesota

    Aug 13, 2024 06:26 PM EST

    ... the public safety issues he focused on in 2022. The big issue at the time was policing in Minneapolis, where a former police officer murdered George Floyd in 2020. The winner in the overwhelmingly Democratic district will face Republican Dalia Al-Aqidi, an Iraqi American journalist and self-described secular ...

  • Harris and Walz kick off battleground state tour on first full day as Democratic ticket

    Harris and Walz kick off battleground state tour on first full day as Democratic ticket

    Aug 07, 2024 10:55 PM EST

    ... Kamala Harris was helping to bail the rioters and looters out of jail.Amna Nawaz: He was referring to protests following the police killing of George Floyd, some of which turned violent. As Minnesota's governor, Walz called in the National Guard after several days. Some say he was slow ...

  • Milwaukee hotel employees charged with being party to felony murder in D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death

    Milwaukee hotel employees charged with being party to felony murder in D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death

    Aug 07, 2024 06:14 PM EST

    ... party to felony murder in connection with D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death. Mitchell was Black. The incident has drawn comparisons to the murder of George Floyd, a Black man who died in 2020 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into his neck for about nine minutes. Floyd ...

  • A look at Walz's record and how he could bolster Democratic support in the Midwest

    A look at Walz's record and how he could bolster Democratic support in the Midwest

    Aug 06, 2024 10:55 PM EST

    ... here are very critical of his time during the pandemic in particular. We had a lot of lockdowns. Of course, we had the riots following George Floyd's murder and were very critical of him being slow to send the National Guard out. Also, during the pandemic, we had the ...

  • Looking back at Tim Walz’s record and past statements

    Looking back at Tim Walz’s record and past statements

    Aug 06, 2024 09:35 PM EST

    ... Readers can email us suggestions to truthometer@politifact.com. Republicans have already begun to question Walz’s handling of the rioting following the murder of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody. Walz clashed with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over how to handle the unrest, but he sent the Minnesota ...