What did Donald Trump claim about crime on 27 Jun 2024?
Donald Trump, Former President of the United States and presumptive Republican presidential nominee ·
When they ripped down Portland, when they ripped down many other cities, you go to Minnesota, Minneapolis, what they've done there with the fires all over the city, if I didn't bring in the National Guard, that city would have been destroyed.
Trump didn't bring in the Guard. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz activated the Minnesota National Guard himself on May 28, 2020, at the request of the Minneapolis and St. Paul mayors, paid for by the state.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz activated the Minnesota National Guard himself, by Emergency Executive Order 20-64 signed May 28, 2020, ordering it to state active duty at the request of the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul, with the cost paid from Minnesota's general fund (Minnesota Emergency Executive Order 20-64).
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- CNN presidential debate with Joe Biden in Atlanta.
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