Once again left-wing Democrats and their supporters in the MSM are on a desperate mission to destroy Donald Trump, without any regard to the consequences. There are many people who strongly believe that George Floyd was murdered by a racist white cop. It is no surprise that people believe this, that is the story told by the MSM since day one. The result was wide-spread rioting in Minneapolis and elsewhere. People were angry and outraged at racist white cops who routinely murder innocent black men. That is exactly what the left wanted and wants.
The fact is that it is far from certain that Darin Chauvin killed George Floyd. The following article from AP Fact check dated May 26, 2023 was designed to support the myth that Floyd was murdered. Read it for yourself.
George Floyd’s autopsy report is not new, does not say he died of an overdose | AP News
While the page says he had fentanyl and methamphetamine in his system, and did not have “life-threatening injuries,” the full report concludes Floyd died from “cardiopulmonary arrest,” not an overdose.
Following is some additional “analysis” by the MSM in the same article:
“Independent experts have previously told the AP that underlying medical problems and drug use revealed in the autopsy report don’t change the conclusion that Floyd’s death was a homicide, explaining that these conditions simply made it more likely that he would not fare well under stress.
They have also noted that the fact that no major bruising or damage to the muscles, cartilage or bones in the neck was found — as indicated under the phrase “no life-threatening injuries identified” in the autopsy — does not mean that asphyxia did not occur. Only that there are no signs of it on the body.”
There is no doubt that George Floyd had a ton of drugs in his system. There is no doubt that he died. There is no doubt that Derick Chauvin was leaning on him when he died. But what the media ignored is that police were called because Floyd used a counterfeit $20 bill at Cup Foods in Minneapolis. The 911 call said he was sitting in his vehicle, appeared to be intoxicated. The following article in Newsweek included the actual transcription of that 911 call:
Why Was George Floyd Arrested? Police Release 911 Call That Led to His Death – Newsweek
“Um someone comes our store and give us fake bills, and we realize it before he left the store, and we ran back outside, they was sitting on their car. We tell them to give us their phone, put their (inaudible) thing back and everything and he was also drunk and everything and return to give us our cigarettes back and so he can, so he can go home but he doesn’t want to do that, and he’s sitting on his car cause he is awfully drunk and he’s not in control of himself.”
Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death | AP News
President Joe Biden welcomed the verdict, saying Floyd’s death was “a murder in full light of day, and it ripped the blinders off for the whole world” to see systemic racism.
But what they never reported is what really happened when police first confronted George Floyd. Following is actual video from police officer’s body cams showing the entire transaction.
Police Body-Camera Footage Reveals New Details of George Floyd Killing
This shows police confronting George Floyd and talking him into leaving his car. Floyd was sitting on the ground, handcuffed. While he was being arrested, police were not overly aggressive. But when they tried to put him in the police car, he became aggressive and started resisting arrest. It took several officers to get him on the ground. They finally got him on the ground, and under control. In the meantime, a crowd of angry spectators had gathered, with cell phones, screaming at police. At one point Derek Chauvin has his knee on George Floyd’s neck or shoulder. If you look at this video, Chauvin is leaning on Floyd, but he doesn’t appear to be particularly angry. At some point, Floyd died.
Now one may argue that Chauvin shouldn’t have knelt on Floyd. One could argue that this action contributed to Floyd’s death. Although looking at the autopsy, it is far from certain that the actions taking by Chauvin even caused Floyd’s death.
But none of that mattered. The truth didn’t matter. All that mattered is that people on the left wanted this to be murder by a racist white cop. They wanted people to protest violently. Black Lives Matter seized the day and there were violent riots all over the country, including in Washington D.C. Even today, far too many people believe that George Floyd was strangled to death by a racist white cop. This is because that is what left-wing Democrats and the MSM wanted and want you to believe. They wanted the anger. They wanted the violence. The only real question is why? If you were looking for a case where a vicious racist white cop killed an innocent black man for no reason, this wasn’t it. It wasn’t even close. But it was the best they had, so they went with it. And far too many people fell for this.
Now, they are doing the exact same thing regarding this unfortunate incident in Minneapolis. The reality is that these two women, both of whom were there to harass ICE agents, got into a confrontation with someone who not only was armed, but he was also pointing a gun at them. That is a recipe for disaster. One can argue all day long whether the police officer acted properly or not, that is not really the issue. The real issue is who thought it was a good idea to encourage people to confront armed ICE agents?
It is increasingly clear that there is a nationwide movement, funded by someone, to harass ICE agents and stop them from doing their job. This is well organized and moves quickly. They want anger. They want violence.
There are no good options here. If Trump tells ICE to back down, he will be giving a free pass to millions of illegal aliens. But if he doesn’t tell ICE to back down, there will be more of these incidents, more horrible encounters, and more violence.
The bottom line is that the left-wing wish list had ICE killing someone. The circumstances didn’t really matter. The facts didn’t matter. They just wanted someone to die. They wanted ICE to be involved and they were counting on the MSM to pounce and give full throated support to the myth that ICE is murdering people, because that is what the MSM always does.
But there is something else to keep in mind. Although left-wing Democrats and their supporters in the MSM think they are controlling the narrative, that may not be true anymore. I question how many people, other than the usual suspects, were impressed by Governor Tim Walz or Mayor Jacob Frey. The MSM is shredding viewers. Notice how quickly Hilton terminated the franchise of the Minneapolis hotel that refused to book rooms for ICE agents. They didn’t do this because they love ICE, it was because they hate losing money. They were far more concerned about the people who actually stay in hotels, you know like people with jobs, than the unemployed malcontents who have time to stand around and scream silly slogans.
The real question is will people stupidly vote for Democrats, because Democrats do dumb and irresponsible things? Always remember that although these violent protests get a ton of news coverage, including from Fox News, they really don’t involve very many people. Yes, there were riots and protest following the death of George Floyd. But Trump won by a landslide in 2024 and he also won the majority of votes nationwide. Democrats should be careful what they wish for.
TDM
Note: If you were wondering how someone like Jacob Frey, was elected Mayor of Minneapolis read the following:
2025 Mayor – City of Minneapolis
“This was a ranked-choice voting (RCV) race. Voters were asked to rank up to 3 different candidates.
After two rounds of tabulation, Jacob Frey was elected.”