This Tim Walz right. He was arrested on September 23, 1995, for driving under the influence (DUI) and speeding. He was pulled over in Nebraska for driving 96 mph in a 55-mph zone. At the time, Walz had a blood alcohol concentration of .128.
— AnimalFarm1945 (@Farm1945A) August 6, 2024
The charges were later reduced to… pic.twitter.com/eReb9eEf7d
His lawyer told a judge at the time that it was a “bizarre” incident in which Walz fled from a state trooper because he thought someone was chasing him, and eventually pulled over when the officer turned on a siren. Although he claimed to be hard of hearing and didn’t hear the siren at first. He failed a field sobriety test and a preliminary breath test, according to the state trooper’s report and was initially charged with driving under the influence and speeding, but the charges were later reduced to a lone count of reckless driving under the terms of a plea deal. Apparently, Walz became sober after this event. Alpha News
A little more than a year into Tim Walz’s first term as governor, he faced his biggest test. NYTimes 8/6/24
His state, already in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic, was suddenly in the international spotlight after a Minneapolis police officer was filmed murdering George Floyd in May 2020.
Looting, arson and violence followed, quickly overwhelming the local authorities, and some faulted Mr. Walz for not doing more and not moving faster to bring the situation under control with Minnesota National Guard troops and other state officials.
May 2020: A Minneapolis grocery store gets absolutely pillaged by looters during the George Floyd riots
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) August 6, 2024
This is the legacy of Governor Tim Walz
The perfect running mate for Kamala Harris pic.twitter.com/Yw08kr0yRH
Two days after Mr. Floyd’s death, with protests in Minneapolis turning increasingly violent, the city’s mayor, Jacob Frey, asked Mr. Walz to deploy the National Guard. Hours later, the city’s police chief submitted a written request for 600 troops. But it was not until the next afternoon that Mr. Walz signed an executive order allowing the Guard to assist cities.
“It was obvious to me that he froze under pressure, under a calamity, as people’s properties were being burned down,” said State Senator Warren Limmer, a Republican who helped lead a committee that investigated the response to the unrest. He suggested that Mr. Walz’s personal sympathies toward protesters might have delayed a muscular response.
Charlie Kirk is not a fan
Welcome to the race, Tim Walz!
Let’s make sure America knows who you are.
You helped ignite the George Floyd riots, the worst the country had seen in decades. While Minneapolis burned, you stalled on deploying the National Guard for an entire day, blaming the city for not submitting the right paperwork. You let your daughter leak the Guard’s deployment plans online, so that rioters would know how long they had to loot the city with impunity. Minneapolis is a war zone because of you.
Just days after the attempted murder of Donald Trump, you called him and his supporters “fascists,” egging on the same rhetoric that led to him being shot in the first place.
You have overseen some of the most radical youth trans surgery laws in the country. Under your leadership teenagers can get their breast chopped off and get sterilized, and your government calls it “healthcare.”
You have the most radical abortion laws in the country. Zero limits. Every year 5-6 babies are BORN ALIVE and then murdered “legally” under laws you support.
On immigration, you famously said you wanted to provide a “ladder” so invaders can come over Trump’s wall. You are a radical open border zealot.
You oversaw the single worst fraud of the Covid era, the Feeding Our Future case. Thanks to ineptitude at your Department of Education, criminals stole $250 million of taxpayer dollars to spend on luxury cars, houses, and vacations.
Also during Covid, you approved $500 million in “hero pay” for frontline workers, only to have 40% of that money go to people who were ineligible or, in many cases, literally deceased.
In the House, you were Pelosi’s sidekick and did whatever the Democrats demanded.
You will try and disguise yourself as a folksy midwestern moderate. In reality, you are a white male version of Kamala Harris. Radical. Inept. Undeserving to be in leadership.
Make this go viral. Ruin their honeymoon. Let’s educate millions because the media will not.
Welcome to the race, Tim Walz!
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) August 6, 2024
Let’s make sure America knows who you are.
You helped ignite the George Floyd riots, the worst the country had seen in decades. While Minneapolis burned, you stalled on deploying the National Guard for an entire day, blaming the city for not…