Note to Gov. Walz - if the president invokes the Insurrection act, you won’t have to worry about whether to accept the offer or not. The President alone can “call the ball”.
written by NY and SF writers - are they in Minneapolis?
30 May: Forbes: Mayor Walks Back Statement Saying Every Person Arrested In Minneapolis Protests Was From Out Of State
by Sergei Klebnikov & Rachel Sandler
Melvin Carter, the mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, on Saturday said he was wrong when he declared that “every person” arrested in violent Minneapolis protests was from out of state.
Carter said he was given inaccurate information during a police briefing, which he repeated at a Saturday morning press conference, according to CBS reporter David Begnaud.
The reversal came after a local news outlet KARE 11 examined data from the Hennepin County Jail’s roster and found nearly all the people arrested actually live in Minneapolis or the surrounding metro area.
Carter and other local officials earlier that day sought to paint the chaos in the city as driven by outsiders...
***At the earlier press conference, Department of Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington confirmed evidence of white supremacist groups trying to incite violence; Many posted messages online that encouraged people to go loot in Minneapolis and cause mayhem.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2020/05/30/mayor-says-he-was-incorrect-in-saying-every-person-arrested-in-minneapolis-protests-was-from-out-of-state/#554a16ac233c