Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Draws Memorial Day Backlash Over George Floyd Post 6 Years After Death
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Updated · Fox News · May 26
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Draws Memorial Day Backlash Over George Floyd Post 6 Years After Death
4 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 26
Jacob Frey faced immediate criticism after posting on X that Minneapolis was remembering George Floyd on Memorial Day, calling his 2020 killing a moment that changed the city forever.
Frey said Floyd’s death forced Minneapolis to confront race, policing, inequity and trust, and pledged to honor the site both as a memorial of global significance and as a functioning neighborhood.
Critics including Florida state Rep. Randy Fine and commentator Andy Ngo said the post slighted fallen service members on Memorial Day and revived anger over the riots, deaths and economic damage that followed Floyd’s killing.
Frey later posted a separate Memorial Day tribute to veterans, while Floyd’s death six years ago remains a flashpoint in debates over policing, public disorder and how Minneapolis marks the anniversary.
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