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Stumping through Minnesota, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance raised a key point about what was razed to the ground under his rival running mate’s watch.
“I think the message is very simple…”
Throughout the relatively short-lived campaign of the Harris-Walz ticket, both the vice president and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz have endeavored to gloss over their concerning records on law and order.
To that end, Vance made a point of speaking with the press outside the scarred remnant of the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct that stood as a stark reminder of his Democrat counterpart’s “completely failed leadership.”
“This is of course the headquarters of the Third Precinct which was burned down thanks to — burned out, I should say — thanks to Tim Walz’s completely failed leadership,” Vance said as he kicked off remarks to the press Monday.
WATCH: @JDVance visits the Minneapolis 3rd Precinct Police Station that Tampon Tim allowed to be burnt to the ground during the BLM riots:
“Do we want a leader who stands with law enforcement?… Or do we want someone who encourages rioters to burn down this precinct.” pic.twitter.com/fZ3WaNoM41
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 14, 2024
Speaking of the law enforcement officials who had been on the scene in May 2020 in the days that followed the death of George Floyd in police custody, joining him on location, he continued, “Remember, during those riots, these guys were given up for dead. Their police chief told them to stand down, hoping that it would save their lives.”
“What were their leaders, and in particular, what was Gov. Tim Walz doing to keep these officers safe and to bring order to the City of Minneapolis? The answer was absolutely nothing,” asserted Vance. “They describe being left for dead by the person who wants to be vice president of the United States.”
As previously reported, Walz had only called for the National Guard to be activated after days of BLM protests that included violence, looting, and the burning of businesses as well as police stations.
“While many Minnesotans are taking extensive safety precautions while exercising their right to protest,” the governor said at the time, advancing the corporate media notion of “fiery but peaceful protests,” “the demonstration last night became incredibly unsafe for all involved.”
Minnesota Gov. activates over 500 National Guard soldiers as police precincts reportedly burned to the ground https://t.co/DirT9KCazH
— BPR (@BIZPACReview) May 29, 2020
Reminding that then-California Sen. Kamala Harris had promoted the bail fund for the rioters, Vance said Monday, “I think the message is very simple: Do we want a kind of leader who stands with the law enforcement, who fights for them, who protects their lives as they go about keeping us safe? Or do we want someone who encourages rioters and looters to burn down this precinct, who leaves the officers for dead, and then a president who then bails out some of those same rioters and looters out of prison?”
“I think we want the law and order president,” he concluded on that point.
Piggybacking off a report from the Minnesota Star Tribune that characterized Vance’s remarks as calling Minneapolis a “city in decline,” Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips, who ran against President Joe Biden for the Democratic Party nomination, attempted to slight the vice presidential hopeful.
“Shame on you @JDVance for coming to our community and calling us a city in decline. George Floyd’s murder and COVID’s destruction occurred under your emperor’s reign, and you’ve done NOTHING to help. Take your fear-mongering show back to lovely Cleveland,” he wrote.
In response, Vance made clear, “I never used the phrase ‘city in decline.’ It was editorializing from a journalist. What I did say: Minneapolis has suffered greatly. And not because of ‘George Floyd’s murder,’ but because politicians like you allowed rioters to loot and burn, causing $500 million in damage.”
“If you want to let people burn down cities, harass police officers, and allow violent crimes to nearly double,” the senator added, “vote for Dean’s buddy Kamala Harris. If you want to support our law enforcement and the people who depend on them for safety, vote for Donald J. Trump.”
If you want to let people burn down cities, harass police officers, and allow violent crime to nearly double, vote for Dean’s buddy Kamala Harris.
If you want to support our law enforcement and the people who depend on them for safety, vote for Donald J. Trump.
— JD Vance (@JDVance) October 15, 2024
During the remarks to the press, the Ohio lawmaker drew the contrast between present-day Minneapolis and when Walz had been elected governor by saying, “People talked about moving out of Minneapolis. People talked about the 1,400 businesses that were destroyed, a lot of them who are owned by minority members of this community. People talked about how Minneapolis had one of the great quality of lives five, six years ago, but thanks to the leadership of Tim Walz has now become overrun with crime.”
“The story of Minneapolis is coming to every community across the United States of America if we promote Kamala Harris to president of the United States,” warned Vance who earned high praise for taking the fight directly to the left.
JD killing it on campaign trail..
— Jane (@OrthoA) October 14, 2024
Great campaign move. Doubt it’ll get much local news coverage, though.
— RandyLH (@RandyLH1) October 14, 2024
Vance is the best VP candidate I’ve ever seen on a campaign trail. He’s k1lling it.
— Autonomous Allie ZoneⓋ (@AutonomousAllie) October 15, 2024
Thank you for @JDVance for stepping up today and being there for Mpls and it’s law enforcement. As a lifetime Mpls resident, it helps to know we are seen.
— Amanda White (@awpandy) October 14, 2024
Unfit for office pic.twitter.com/hZwM7TjjSv
— ThatOneGuy55 (@Tesla7771) October 14, 2024
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