Tim Walz, the 56-year-old first-term Democratic governor of Minnesota who was elected in 2018 after 12 years in Congress, is the latest governor to step into the national spotlight amid a crisis in his state and a clash with President Trump
In a sweeping news conference Friday, Walz acknowledged the pain African Americans felt after George Floyd died as Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck. Amid complaints that he should have acted earlier in the week, he said he was taking control away from local officials, and asked for black residents' help restoring order after rioters set Minneapolis' third precinct police headquarters ablaze Thursday night.
Walz added of Floyd:"And thank God a young person had a camera to video it."Chauvin was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter Friday. Three other officers who were involved in the arrest that led to Floyd's death have been fired. And the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul imposed curfews for over the weekend, though on Friday night those restrictions appeared to be largely ignored and unenforced by police.
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