Flames from a nearby fire illuminate protesters standing on a barricade in front of the Third Police Precinct on May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during a riot over the death of George Floyd. (Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images)
Walz deployed the National Guard three days later to stop the violence, which included the torching of a police station, but critics have said both the governor and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey were too slow to act. Walz and Frey each blamed the other for the delays.
Trump can be heard praising Walz for his response to the unrest in a resurfaced phone call from June 1, 2020, though the former president has blasted the governor in recent months. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
"Governor Walz allowed Minneapolis to burn for days, despite President Trump’s offer to deploy soldiers and cries for help from the liberal Mayor of Minneapolis," Leavitt said. "In this daily briefing phone call with Governors on June 1, days after the riots began, President Trump acknowledged Governor Walz for FINALLY taking action to deploy the National Guard to end the violence in the city."
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Fox Digital’s Michael Lee and Chris Pandolfo, along with The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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