This You? Donald Trump Trashes Tim Walz For George Floyd Protests After Praising MN Governor's Response In Leaked 2020 Audio

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

96% : According to AP News, a phone call that included top officials like Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Attorney General William Barr, Trump told Walz, "What they did in Minneapolis was incredible.
83% : Listen to the audio here where Trump praises Walz:During this time, Donald Trump was quick to praise Governor Walz for his handling of the protests.
81% : Newsone states that Trump even went so far as to call Walz "an excellent guy" during that call.
78% : However, according to the phone call, Trump was praising Walz for deploying the National Guard.
61% : Trump himself claimed credit for in a 2024 fundraiser, despite the fact that it was Walz who gave the official order.
53% : For Trump and his team, the message is clear: You can't rewrite history when the receipts are only a click away.
47% : Trump, who now claims that Walz "let rioters burn Minneapolis," was singing an entirely different tune back when the heat was on.
42% : But here's the kicker: that same audio recording, which Trump and the GOP are conveniently ignoring, directly contradicts these claims.
26% : This attempt to rewrite history isn't just disingenuous; it's a blatant attempt to mislead voters as Trump and his team scramble to discredit Walz, who has been tapped as Vice President Kamala Harris's running mate in the 2024 election.
19% : Trump and his campaign have recently claimed that Walz "let Minneapolis burn."
8% : Fast forward to the 2024 presidential campaign, and Trump, along with his running mate JD Vance, is suddenly criticizing Walz for supposedly allowing Minneapolis to burn during the protests.
6% : The current "hateration" in question: Trump backtracking about Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's handling of the unrest that followed George Floyd's murder in 2020.

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