Minnesota governor told White House a Trump visit to George Floyd memorial is 'really bad idea'

[sarisataka]

Minnesota governor told White House a Trump visit to George Floyd memorial is 'really bad idea'

President Donald Trump’s campaign team wanted to have the president visit south Minneapolis Monday during his trip to Minnesota, including the George Floyd memorial at 38th and Chicago. Gov. Tim Walz said he spent the weekend telling the White House why it was a “really bad idea.”
 
South Minneapolis is where George Floyd was killed while being detained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. His death led to civil unrest and riots in the days following. 

“I spent this weekend trying to tell the White House why it was a really bad idea to have President Trump go and stand at the George Floyd memorial and use it as a backdrop for his campaign and ignite the pain and the anguish that we are feeling in Minnesota,” Gov. Walz said on a Minnesota DFL delegation breakfast ahead of the Democratic National Convention. “We like all of you watched a man be murdered for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in front of us and it exposed systemic racism that dates back -- we’re proud of our state, but we’re also not so hardened that we don’t recognize that to live in Minnesota, if you’re white, is a pretty good deal. If you’re not, it becomes much more difficult.”
 
Trump’s team, however, appears to have decided not to stop in south Minneapolis. The president is only expected to do his previously announced campaign event at the regional airport in Mankato, a Walz aide told FOX 9. 

https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesota-governor-told-white-house-a-trump-visit-to-george-floyd-memorial-is-really-bad-idea

Really bad is more tactful than f-ing idiotic.

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Well, we know it's not because he gives a shit about Floyd.

Probably would be a back drop to explain why he is the law and order pResident and use this to stir up more chaos.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. That would have stirred up a whole lot of shit,

which might have been just what His Lardship wanted. The city is still on edge; all we'd need is that douchebag showing up, which would just cause the right-wing provocateurs like Umbrella Man to start breaking windows. I live about 1-1/2 miles from that spot and I'm sure I could smell his stench from my front porch.

[brush]

3. Finally someone on that campaign listen to some good advice.

trump visiting that site would've come off as nothing insincere pandering.

[crickets]

4. 'spent the weekend telling the White House why it was a "really bad idea."'

It took a weekend to get the point across? Wow, that's... wow.

[underpants]

6. They actually considered it in the first place?

That’s a bit amazing.....no it’s not.

[crickets]

8. I know, right?

This is the guy who teargassed citizens to get his church photo op. There is no bottom to his barrel.

[judeling]

10. From what I understand

This was more of a Notion. Basically Walz had to point out that the destruction on Lake Street he wanted to highlight was well on the way to being cleaned up and looked more like recovery then destruction. But what I understand finally got all the way through was tha Walz and the Secret Service said was that they'd have to call out the Guard and Minneapolis would end up looking like Minsk.

[C_U_L8R]

5. He wouldn't dare without his armed goons

He's such an odious chickenshit

[leftieNanner]

7. If Donnie can cause more pain for people

Then he's all for it!

(There aren't enough swear words to insert here. I have used them all up.)

SMDH

[marble falls]

9. I almost .. ALMOST .. wish he would. Actually I can not fathom him even considering it ...

has to be Steven Miller's idea.