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.
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.”
Yesterday, Twitter took twelve hours to add a “manipulated media” label to viral tweets from verified celebrities that included a photo of a man who appeared to be the Minneapolis cop who killed George Floyd, wearing a hat saying “Make Whites Great Again.”
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.
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.
Multiple buildings in Minneapolis burned through the night Wednesday as protesters turned to riots over the death of George Floyd, who died Monday after a police officer was seen on video putting his knee on his neck while detaining him, according to reports.
A Minneapolis AutoZone near the area where protesters reportedly looted nearby businesses has been set on fire Wednesday evening as demonstrators take to the streets over the death of George Floyd.
Protesters avenging the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis cops lashed out on Wednesday, smashing up the 3rd Precinct police station.
Dozens of apparent looters stole televisions and groceries from the Target store near Minneapolis Police’s 3rd Precinct building as protests continued Wednesday over the death of George Floyd, according to local reports.
Twitter has failed to take action as several verified accounts on Wednesday posted a photo falsely linking a Minneapolis police officer — infamous after he was caught on video kneeling on a now-deceased black man’s neck — with a man wearing a “Make Whites Great Again” baseball hat.
In the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, veteran rapper and actor Ice Cube asked how much more “crime” must police officers commit against black Americans “before we strike back?”
A graphic video posted on Facebook showed a white Minneapolis cop kneeling on the neck of a black man while making an arrest, with the black man pleading that he could not breathe. The man in custody later died.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mayor Jacob Frey said four officers involved in the restraint of a black man who died have been fired.
Archbishop Bernard Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis has asked the priests and deacons of the archdiocese to “abstain” from voting in the upcoming presidential primaries, saying that voting “could be seen as ‘partisan’ political activity.”
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is vowing to increase the number of refugees resettled in the United States by more than 500 percent if elected president, almost none of whom would likely be resettled in her neighborhood.
Two brothers decided to donate their Christmas gifts to children displaced by a fire that broke out in a Minneapolis, Minnesota, building that houses the homeless on early Wednesday morning.
Presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) campaigned in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sunday night alongside Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and attempted to slam President Donald Trump with unsubstantiated labels.
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) November 3 Minneapolis rally, with an appearance from Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), is moving to a different venue due to high demand, local media outlets reported.
A suspect has been charged with felony assault after he allegedly hit a man outside President Trump’s rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 10.
A Trump campaign video, which featured music from Queen and was shared by President Donald Trump to his twitter account last week, has been taken down after the band’s publisher issued a complaint.
Former Vice President and 2020 candidate Joe Biden lashed out at President Donald Trump’s remarks during his Thursday evening re-election rally, stating “America is so much stronger than your weakness.”
Left-wing rioters attacked supporters of President Donald Trump leaving a rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Thursday evening — assaulting them in groups, setting fire to pro-Trump hats, and attacking the police.
President Donald Trump ripped into Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) during a “Keep America Great” rally in Minneapolis Thursday night, calling her “an America-hating socialist.”
President Trump said Democrat Joe Biden was “only a good Vice President because he understood how to kiss” former President Obama’s “ass” in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Thursday.
President Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally at 8 p.m. EST Thursday in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
A Minneapolis police officer and congressional candidate called freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN) “an absentee landlord” in her state because residents are unhappy with her.
“We look forward to seeing everyone Thursday night,” said Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale in a statement announcing the news.
The Trump campaign claimed victory late Tuesday in its battle with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, a first term Democrat elected in 2017, who wanted the campaign to pay more than $500,000 in security expenses for Thursday’s rally at the Target Center.
President Donald Trump celebrated the Minneapolis police union for fighting a new city regulation preventing off-duty police officers from attending his political rally in uniform.
President Donald Trump ripped Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as a “lightweight” for trying to block his rally scheduled for Thursday from taking place.
“This is an outrageous abuse of power by a liberal mayor trying to deny the rights of his own city’s residents just because he hates the President,” Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said in a statement sent to reporters.
President Donald Trump is planning to host a rally in Minneapolis next week, but local officials are already opposed to the decision.
