Walz said in a press conference on Saturday that it was the first time such a move had ever happened in the state's history.
The governor of Minnesota has said that he was"fully" mobilizing the National Guard for the first time in the state's history following the aftermath of violent protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer.
During a press conference Saturday, Gov. Tim Walz told reporters that the worsening violence in Minneapolis was"no longer in any way about the murder of George Floyd.In announcing the drastic security move, Walz said:"There is no mayor in America that has the resources to push back against an organized attempt to destabilize civil society with no regard for life or property.
A fire burns at a Post Office on May 29, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The governor Tim Walz has activated the state’s national guard."I am authorizing... to fully mobilize the Minnesota National Guard, an action that has never been taken in the 164-year history of the Minnesota National Guard. We will pull in assets as we have been doing.
JUST IN: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announces he is authorizing"full mobilization" of the state's National Guard. Walz calls it"an action that has never been taken in the 164 year history of the Minnesota National Guard."
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