The wife of Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is now going viral all over social media after there was a video clip that surfaced showing her describing the actions she took during the 2020 race riots in the city of Minneapolis. The riots were the result of the death of George Floyd. This is not a good look look for Harris and Walz. Not at all.
A piece published by Fox News has revealed that Gwen Walz commented in an interview with KSTP in July 2020, “Again we had more sleepless nights during the riots. I could smell the burning tires, and that was a very real thing. And I kept the windows open as long as I could because I felt like that was such a touchstone of what was happening.”
Many conservative pundits were left flabbergasted by the comments as the clip resurfaced and started floating around the internet.
“What might you call this? Bizarre? Abnormal? Peculiar? Eccentric? Offbeat? Quirky?” Noah Rothman, a senior writer at the National Review Online, stated in his response to the comments. “Gotta be a word that describes reveling in the catharsis represented by the torching of other people’s property.”
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA referred to the Minnesota first lady’s statement as “weird.” Abigail Shrier, a journalist, stated, “Profoundly disturbing. We’re going to need to learn a lot more about the Walzes.”
Dustin Grage, the president of a conservative Minnesota-based consulting firm, said the comments were “bizarre,” adding, “Her daughter also coordinated with rioters to let them know that the National Guard would not be activated one night.”
“Everything you need to know about leftist elites can be found in this short clip,” Daily Wire host Matt Walsh said on X. “Tim Walz’s wife sat by the window enjoying the smell of poor neighborhoods burning during the Floyd riots. She did everything but pull out a fiddle.”
Gov. Walz was criticized for his handling of the riots. Conservatives accused him of sitting on his hands as the state was engulfed by riots. As a result of the delayed action, hundreds of businesses across Minneapolis and St. Paul were devastated by the destruction and had to ask their local government for help recovering on top of what they lost during pandemic-related closures.
Ms. Walz also revealed that she knew the state was being scrutinized by the whole country at that time.
“With COVID-19, the entire state was watching what Tim did,” Ms. Walz then commented. “But with Mr. Floyd’s death, it was the entire country and the whole world looking at and watching what we did here in Minnesota in response to that.”
How Walz handled both of these situations is now, once again, being heavily scrutinized by the country as he begins to campaign with Harris. Republicans are paying close attention to every word that comes out of this guy’s mouth. Every possible policy decision he’s made since becoming the governor of Minnesota is now under the microscope. And for good reason. We need to know all we can about the people who want to be in charge of our country.
“Minnesota was ground zero for the BLM riots of 2020,” Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis went on to say about Harris choosing Walz. “Harris egged it on, and Walz sat by and let Minneapolis burn.”
Those two situations alone are enough reason to not vote for the Harris/Walz ticket. Let’s hope Americans get the facts they need to make up their minds about who they want running the show in the White House.