Posted on 08/09/2024 10:33:38 AM PDT by NoLibZone
As former President Trump blasts Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over his response to the unrest in his state in May 2020 following the murder of George Floyd, a resurfaced audio recording shows that Trump had praised Walz at the time for how he "dominated" the situation.
In the audio recording, which was obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday, Trump was on a phone call with Walz and other governors and officials on June 1, 2020.
"What they did in Minneapolis was incredible. They went in and dominated, and it happened immediately," Trump told Walz and the others on the call.
Trump didn’t blame Walz at the time for the delays, later saying: "I don't blame you. I blame the mayor."
"I was very happy with the last couple of days, Tim," Trump said during the call. "You called up big numbers and the big numbers knocked them out so fast, it was like bowling pins."
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Trump was being a good manager, I think.
Different places had riots throughout the summer. If Trump praised the deployment in the early days, even after a delay, that makes him prescient and signals to the other governors and mayors that deploying the Guard is necessary and will be praised. IMHO
Well said. I agree.
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