JD Vance, standing outside a police precinct building that rioters burned after George Floyd's murder, suggested people are fleeing Minneapolis for a better life. Population data and quality of life rankings suggest something different.
Published: Oct. 18, 2024, 5:26 p.m.MINNEAPOLIS – Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican candidate for vice president, laid out a dark narrative of people fleeing Minneapolis while in the City of Lakes this week, saying American cities across the nation would meet the same fate if Kamala Harris is elected president.
The police precinct building was burned by George Floyd rioters after Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers in 2020. The city now is deciding what to do with the idle structure. This week, Vance used the precinct building as a backdrop while he suggested crime in the city is prompting people to flee.. “The story of Minneapolis is coming to every community across the United States of America if we promote Kamala Harris to President of the United States.”“The message is very simple,” Vance said.
. “You got a couple of things wrong. You called Minneapolis a city in decline. Here’s the thing. We were rated as the happiest city in the entire country. We’re rated as having the best park system in the entire country.
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