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Minnesota Gov. Walz asks Trump for disaster declaration after George Floyd riots trigger over $500M in damages
Fox News ^ | 07/02/2020 | Michael Ruiz

Posted on 07/02/2020 11:04:24 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has asked President Trump for a federal disaster declaration in his state due to “extensive fire damage” and other destruction in the unrest that followed George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody on Memorial Day.

“We need to come together to ensure Minnesotans who were victims of this destruction have access to critical infrastructure they need so they can go to the grocery store, pick up their medication, and live their lives,” Walz said in a statement Thursday. “Together, we will rebuild.”

He also appealed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for financial assistance to help cover the cost of debris removal, emergency measures and damage to public buildings and equipment.

“We’re asking our federal partners to step up and help our communities recover,” he said.

Walz’s office estimates the cost of the damage to more than 1,500 businesses in Minneapolis and St. Paul at over $500 million. …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: blackliesmatter; blackliesmurder; blacklivesmatter; dfl; disaster; disasterarea; georgefloyd; liberalagenda; minneapolis; minnesota; mogadishu; nlz; riots; timwalz
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To: Olog-hai
Minnesota Gov. Walz asks Trump for disaster declaration after Walz's lack of leadership caused George Floyd riots trigger over $500M in damages
61 posted on 07/03/2020 3:16:23 AM PDT by Vision (Obama corrupted, sought to weaken and fundamentally change America; he didn't plan on being stopped.)
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To: Olog-hai

Get the mobs to pitch in.

IOW, NO.

[Sticky, tho...DJT needs MN...refusal could be played very badly...]


62 posted on 07/03/2020 3:19:00 AM PDT by Adder ("Can you be more stupid?" is a question, not a challenge.)
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To: Olog-hai

Who knew.....rioting like elections has consequences.


63 posted on 07/03/2020 3:21:30 AM PDT by xp38
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To: Olog-hai

You can’t fool us! Peaceful Demonstrations don’t cause damage.
You gotta getup pretty early in the morning to fool us!


64 posted on 07/03/2020 3:27:09 AM PDT by Richard Axtell (So, everything has gone to hell, what did I tell ya?)
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To: xp38

Typical DemonRat politician, looking for others to pay for their incompetence.


65 posted on 07/03/2020 3:28:28 AM PDT by Highest Authority (DemonRats are pure EVIL)
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To: Olog-hai

Not a GD penny.


66 posted on 07/03/2020 3:34:08 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Olog-hai

The Dem gov wants FEMA money to Rebuild? This was not a natural disaster like a flood, hurricane, or tornado. This was a manmade disaster enabled by the Dems.


67 posted on 07/03/2020 3:45:43 AM PDT by Flick Lives (My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
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To: Olog-hai

Figgadaboudit Timmy, boy. It was YOUR leaders who decided to abandon your police station and let the city burn. Don’t ask US taxpayers to pay for it now, a month later.


68 posted on 07/03/2020 3:48:26 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Calm down and enjoy the ride, great things are happening for our country)
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To: Olog-hai

Go tax the devil out of your factories and pay for your own mess


69 posted on 07/03/2020 4:32:32 AM PDT by okie 54
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To: Olog-hai

Oh no, no, no. You got what you asked for!


70 posted on 07/03/2020 4:43:53 AM PDT by eastexsteve
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To: Olog-hai

Correct headline: “Minnesota Gov. Walz asks Trump for disaster declaration after HE FAILS TO ACT AND George Floyd riots trigger over $500M in damages.”

My response would be: “Gov. Walz is correct, he IS a disaster, just like Governors Cuomo, Wolf and Whitmer.”


71 posted on 07/03/2020 4:43:58 AM PDT by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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To: Olog-hai

I would tell him that emergency funds will be made available, for funding law enforcement.


72 posted on 07/03/2020 5:17:13 AM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: Olog-hai

Is it really “damage”, or perhaps it is “art”?


73 posted on 07/03/2020 5:50:01 AM PDT by The Duke (President Trump = America's Last, Best Chance)
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To: Bob434

Precisely.


74 posted on 07/03/2020 5:50:07 AM PDT by sauropod (Quarantine is when you restrict sick people, tyranny is when you restrict healthy people.)
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To: Olog-hai

Count me as one of the No voters, MN Governor. You allowed this to happen. You own it, not the American taxpayers.


75 posted on 07/03/2020 6:06:32 AM PDT by Tudorfly (All things are possible within the will of God.)
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To: eldoradude

For later.

L


76 posted on 07/03/2020 6:11:51 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Olog-hai

Since correct usage of the Minneapolis Police/National Guard on Day One would have reduced that damage amount to a few hundred thousand dollars, I would say the answer is a big, fat NO.


77 posted on 07/03/2020 6:16:41 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Olog-hai

Why should I pay for something that state government failed to do. NO WAY WILL I PAY...we should riot and protest...oh but wait...I have to actually...WORK.


78 posted on 07/03/2020 6:20:26 AM PDT by krug
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To: Olog-hai

Trump offered to send in the military to put down the riots if the governor could not. The governor refused the help then so he can pound sand today.


79 posted on 07/03/2020 6:30:28 AM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: Olog-hai
Minnesota Gov. Walz asks Trump for disaster declaration after George Floyd riots trigger over $500M in damages

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.................NO !!

80 posted on 07/03/2020 6:37:46 AM PDT by JesusIsLord
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