Minnesota Lawmakers Spar Over Capitol Riot In Legislative Forum

CBS Minnesota

January 11, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — In the wake of last week’s violent attack on the U.S. Capitol, tensions ran high Monday in Minnesota as Gov. Tim Walz and state House and Senate leaders met in a virtual forum.

During the morning meeting, lawmakers sparred over the deadly Washington D.C. riot and the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Republican leaders condemned the violence in Washington, which left five people dead, but they often harkened back to the riots over the summer in the Twin Cities following the death of George Floyd. They chided Democrats for not doing more to denounce the riots.

At one point, the Democratic governor became so angry that he threatened to leave the forum early. Walz said he was disappointed to hear Republicans make a false equivalency between what happened in Washington and the summer’s events in the Twin Cities.

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