Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a town hall event at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa, on March 14. (AP/Matthew Putney)
Walz tried to get Trump to "bail him out" after the governor "let his city burn for days on end," Noem said.
Walz activated the National Guard in Minnesota on May 28, after looting and arson had already cropped up in the state in response to Floyd's death. Within hours of Walz announcing he had mobilized National Guard soldiers, rioters set ablaze Minneapolis' Third Precinct police station.
Although Walz ended up activating Minnesota’s entire National Guard, his hesitancy prompted Trump to threaten on May 29 to federalize the soldiers "to get the job done right."
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Sen. Tom Cotton asks a question during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on April 28, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images)
By June 4, governors in 32 states and Washington, D.C., activated a total of more than 32,000 National Guard soldiers as the chaos transpired across the country.
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DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar echoed Noem's remarks in a statement online on Monday, saying Trump moved so quickly because he did not want the same level of violence and damage as in 2020.
Trump and Noem "will not allow violent radicals to intimidate and shut down law enforcement in LA," Edgar said. "This isn’t the Summer of 2020 2.0. I thank the brave men and women of the National Guard defending federal buildings so that immigration officials can keep us safe."
Ashley Oliver is a reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business, covering the Justice Department and legal affairs. Email story tips to ashley.oliver@fox.com.
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