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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) will hold a press conference Friday morning to address the state’s response to the George Floyd riots that have now entered their third day. The event is slated to begin at 11:30 a.m. Eastern. On

Hennepin County Prosecutor Mike Freeman (a Democrat) claimed he had evidence that did not support a criminal charge against the police officer allegedly responsible for George Floyd’s death. He now says he was misinterpreted.

Left-wing documentary filmmaker Michael Moore declared early Friday morning that the Minneapolis Police Department headquarters must be demolished as a “contrition to Black America” in the midst of rioters setting a police precinct ablaze. 

President Donald Trump reacted angrily to the third night of rioting and looting in Minneapolis on Thursday in reaction to the death of George Floyd.

On Thursday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) stated that having a Judiciary Committee hearing on the issue of police violence and misconduct would be “a good idea,” and characterized the death of George Floyd as

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) requested on Thursday that “protesters” in the City of Lakes practice social distancing and wear masks to reduce coronavirus transmission. The municipal government claimed to provide hundreds of masks to the public for this purpose.

As conditions are deteriorating in Minneapolis, MN, MSNBC’s Ali Velshi is on the ground, offering viewers a glimpse of the situation as it unfolds.

On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Fox News Contributor, former prosecutor, and former Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) stated that there is “no reason” why the officer in the George Floyd killing hasn’t been charged with murder, stated that if he was a person of color, he would wonder how the Charleston church shooter could be arrested for murder without incident, while George Floyd was killed being arrested for suspicion of passing a counterfeit bill, and warned, “we’re not going to survive with a justice system that communities of color do not have confidence in.”

Two women reportedly on Joe Biden’s shortlist for vice president have been hit with major scandals that could cripple their chances of being nominated.

Thursday on MSNBC, former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett accused President Donald Trump of “fueling” the anger on display from the demonstrators protesting for the last three days in response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Violent protests continue to flare up in Minneapolis and St. Paul as the state responds to the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer placed his knee on Floyd’s neck while handcuffed. 

During a press conference on Thursday, Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo stated that there is “a deficit of hope in our city,” and the Minneapolis Police Department “has contributed to that deficit of hope,” but criminality that hurts the community further will not be allowed. He also said that “many of the people that were involved in the criminal conduct” on Wednesday were people that nobody recognized as residents of the city.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), as a Minnesota county prosecutor in the early 2000s, refused to prosecute the police officer now at the center of the controversy surrounding the death of George Floyd.

Michael Freeman, the Hennepin County Attorney investigating the involvement of Minneapolis police officers in the death of George Floyd, said Thursday that some evidence in the case does not support criminal charges against the cops. 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called in the National Guard on Thursday as looting broke out in St. Paul and a wounded Minneapolis braced for more violence after rioting over the death of a handcuffed black man in police custody reduced parts of one neighborhood to a smoking shambles.

False claims that Derek Chauvin was on stage at a Trump rally went viral and have not been moderated by Twitter.

Thursday on CNN’s “The Lead,” network political commentator Van Jones reacted to the death of George Floyd.

A group of protesters in St. Paul damaged local police vehicles outside a looted Target store on Thursday as violent demonstrations over the death of George Floyd continue to spread.

Thursday on CNN’s “Newsroom,” host Brooke Baldwin got emotional while interviewing Minneapolis City Council member Andrea Jenkins about the death of George Floyd.

A woman identified as Dianne Binns, past president of the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), blasted rioters who looted a Target store Thursday in St. Paul, Minnesota.

“He was very upset by it,” McEnany said during the White House press briefing on Thursday afternoon, calling the incident “egregious, appalling, and tragic.”

Actress and activist Rose McGowan praised President Donald Trump just one day after he requested the Justice Department to launch an investigation into the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody in Minneapolis this week.

St. Paul police on Thursday responded to a group of alleged looters at the Midway Target as protests spread over the death of George Floyd, according to local reports.

The media gameplan is nihilism and chaos, which is why the unifying outrage over the death of George Floyd has been twisted into a black v. white issue, a left v. right issue, a pro-riot v. anti-riot issue.

Former NFL quarterback and original anthem protester Colin Kaepernick, says that the civil unrest in Minneapolis in response to the death of George Floyd is a “logical reaction.”

Thursday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany called for justice in the death at the hands of Minnesota law enforcement of George Floyd.

Thursday on his nationally-syndicated radio program, conservative talker Rush Limbaugh said the video of a Minneapolis police officer putting his knee on the neck of now-deceased George Floyd made him furious and called for the involved cops to be severely punished.

Hollywood actress Frances Fisher called for a “race war” in apparent response to the death of George Floyd who was arrested by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was seen on video putting his knee on Floyd’s neck. The “Titanic” and HBO’s “Watchmen” star also quoted convicted cop killer Assata Shakur before deleting the tweet.

Left-wing pop icon Madonna offered the kind of hot take in response to George Floyd’s death that she’s become famous for, by suggesting that “no one should be able to carry a gun,” especially police officers.

Left-wing pop icon Madonna on Wednesday lambasted all police in the wake of continued protests in Minneapolis in response to the death of George Floyd.

“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” star John Boyega told racist social media users to “f**k off” during his online tribute to George Floyd, the black man who died after having his neck kneeled on by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. 

Thursday, during an interview with TMZ, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) accused President Donald Trump of “dog-whistling” which creates an environment that leads to a police officer “enjoying” the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

The University of Minnesota intends to limit its ties with the Minneapolis Police Department, after a man named George Floyd died after an officer placed his knee on Floyd’s neck during an arrest earlier this week.

The Minnesota Vikings have issued a statement on Wednesday regarding the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd, after a police officer put his knee on Floyd’s neck during an arrest earlier this week.

Rioters in Minneapolis during protests against police over the death of George Floyd on Wednesday evening smashed the windows of storefronts housing local charter schools, along with other tenants in a local commercial district.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP)  — Protests rocked Minneapolis for the second straight night Wednesday after a man’s death in police custody.