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Senate candidate Michele Tafoya says Minnesota<\/a> isn\u2019t the “paradise” it used to be, arguing Gov. Tim Walz\u2019s response to the riots following George Floyd’s death made residents embarrassed of their home state.<\/p>\n

“When the George Floyd riots happened, which was really a turning point in Minnesota, [Walz] didn’t do anything for days,” Tafoya said on the “Planet Tyrus”<\/a> podcast. “If people remember, the governor was nowhere.”<\/p>\n

Tafoya, a former NFL sideline reporter<\/a>, is currently running for a U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota. She characterized Walz’s behavior during the 2020 unrest following George Floyd’s death as part of a pattern of “incompetence” that she claims led the state into decline.<\/p>\n

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Floyd\u2019s death<\/a> ignited a nationwide reckoning as multiple cities saw protests, with some devolving into violence and looting. In Minneapolis, where Floyd was killed, rioters set fire to the city’s Third Police Precinct.<\/p>\n

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Tafoya argued Walz “let the police station burn down” and “kept police officers<\/a> from doing their jobs and protecting people here in Minnesota.”<\/p>\n

At the time, Walz was criticized for what some saw as hesitation to send in the National Guard<\/a> to calm the situation. However, the governor has consistently defended the state\u2019s response.<\/p>\n

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“I\u2019m proud of Minnesota\u2019s response; I\u2019m proud of Minnesota\u2019s first responders who were out there, from firefighters to police to the National Guard, to citizens that were out there,” Walz said during a previous gubernatorial debate, as reported by the Associated Press.<\/p>\n

But Tafoya disagrees, arguing that the handling of the riots tarnished the reputation of the state. She said many Minnesotans no longer feel pride in their state.<\/p>\n

“They’re kind of embarrassed to say where they’re from. And that’s really sad, because honestly, we used to brag about being Minnesotans,” she said.<\/p>\n

Tafoya also criticized Walz over the fraud scandal<\/a> that has rocked the state in recent months, involving an estimated billions in estimated lost taxpayer funds. She accused the governor of allowing the theft to happen under his watch, saying he has “overseen the complete destruction of a once great state.”<\/p>\n

Walz addressed the fraud allegations during a March House Oversight Committee hearing. He told lawmakers, “I\u2019m going to prosecute every single person that\u2019s involved in fraud, but we can\u2019t do it alone.”<\/p>\n

He then argued that the federal government\u2019s focus on Minnesota was part of “political retribution at an unparalleled scale.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/michele-tafoya-blames-george-floyd-riots-turning-point-minnesota-downfall-tim-walz <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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