{"id":647,"date":"2024-08-10T12:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T12:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/minnesota-business-owner-tears-into-walz-for-covid-blm-riot-leadership-a-total-and-complete-failure\/"},"modified":"2024-08-10T12:26:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T12:26:02","slug":"minnesota-business-owner-tears-into-walz-for-covid-blm-riot-leadership-a-total-and-complete-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/minnesota-business-owner-tears-into-walz-for-covid-blm-riot-leadership-a-total-and-complete-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota enterprise proprietor tears into Walz for COVID, BLM riot management: A &#8216;complete and full failure&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A Minnesota enterprise proprietor who was compelled to close his doorways after struggling monetary devastation from the coronavirus pandemic and crime issued a scathing rebuke of Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217; operating mate, Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn.,<strong> <\/strong>calling him an &#8220;evil person&#8221; for his dealing with of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">&#8220;Walz is absolutely a total\u00a0and complete failure,&#8221; Greg Urban stated Wednesday on &#8220;America Reports.&#8221; &#8220;He&#8217;s an incredibly divisive\u00a0leader.\u00a0He shut down the state for\u00a0almost two years.\u00a0Anybody that would go against\u00a0his rules, so much as opening a\u00a0coffee shop, would end up in\u00a0jail for long periods of time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WALZ&#8217;S FREEDOM MESSAGE CLASHES WITH RECORD ON COVID SCHOOL CLOSURES, INDOOR MASK MANDATES\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/Kamala-Harris-Tim-Walz-Eau-Claire-WI-August-7-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/Kamala-Harris-Tim-Walz-Eau-Claire-WI-August-7-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/Kamala-Harris-Tim-Walz-Eau-Claire-WI-August-7-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/Kamala-Harris-Tim-Walz-Eau-Claire-WI-August-7-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/Kamala-Harris-Tim-Walz-Eau-Claire-WI-August-7-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/Kamala-Harris-Tim-Walz-Eau-Claire-WI-August-7-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/Kamala-Harris-Tim-Walz-Eau-Claire-WI-August-7-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/Kamala-Harris-Tim-Walz-Eau-Claire-WI-August-7-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/Kamala-Harris-Tim-Walz-Eau-Claire-WI-August-7-2024-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris is welcomed by Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz,\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris is welcomed by Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, earlier than she delivers remarks at a marketing campaign occasion, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Eau Claire, Wisc. (AP Photo\/Charles Rex Arbogast)<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Charles Rex Arbogast)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Urban, the proprietor of Wild Greg&#8217;s Saloon, stated he was compelled to shutter his Minneapolis bar when it couldn&#8217;t rebound after COVID-19 lockdowns eased.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Urban&#8217;s areas in Austin, Texas; Pensacola, Fla.; and Lakeland, Fla., bounced again comparatively shortly, however &#8220;there was no road map ahead&#8221; for Minneapolis, he informed Fox News&#8217; John Roberts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Minneapolis was a failed city, and it really hasn\u2019t gotten any better.\u00a0We were losing money every single\u00a0month, where every other city came back\u00a0very quickly from COVID, and you\u00a0can only lose money so many\u00a0months in a row as a business\u00a0owner before you have to pull\u00a0the pin,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>In his first time period as governor, Walz oversaw Minnesota&#8217;s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and favored heavy-handed restrictions, together with lockdowns and masks mandates. Walz&#8217;s administration additionally arrange a hotline to report residents who violated COVID-19 mandates, as <u>FRESH 9 Minneapolis reported<\/u> on the time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FIVE CONTROVERSIES SURROUNDING VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE TIM WALZ, FROM DUI TO COVID FRAUD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Walz was a complete\u00a0dictator through that whole\u00a0period.\u00a0Really an evil person, more than\u00a0a dictator,&#8221; Urban stated. &#8220;He actually made it illegal for\u00a0families to gather for Christmas\u00a0and Thanksgiving.\u00a0And so people, then, if they saw\u00a0their neighbor carrying out a\u00a0turkey leg on Thanksgiving, they\u00a0could call the tip line and Walz\u00a0could dispatch his COVID police\u00a0to come take them to jail.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Walz&#8217;s dealing with of the pandemic got here beneath scrutiny after Harris, the Democratic nominee, named him her operating mate within the 2024 election. Critics are additionally pointing to Walz&#8217;s response to the Minneapolis Black Lives Matter riots after the 2020 killing of George Floyd, calling it a failure and low level of his first time period as governor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Walz deployed the National Guard to cease the violence, which included the torching of a police station. But GOP lawmakers have stated each the governor and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have been too sluggish to behave.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/343\/192\/MINNEAPOLIS-GEORGE-FLOYD-PROTEST.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/686\/384\/MINNEAPOLIS-GEORGE-FLOYD-PROTEST.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/672\/378\/MINNEAPOLIS-GEORGE-FLOYD-PROTEST.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1344\/756\/MINNEAPOLIS-GEORGE-FLOYD-PROTEST.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/931\/523\/MINNEAPOLIS-GEORGE-FLOYD-PROTEST.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1862\/1046\/MINNEAPOLIS-GEORGE-FLOYD-PROTEST.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/720\/405\/MINNEAPOLIS-GEORGE-FLOYD-PROTEST.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1440\/810\/MINNEAPOLIS-GEORGE-FLOYD-PROTEST.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1200\/675\/MINNEAPOLIS-GEORGE-FLOYD-PROTEST.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"George Floyd riots\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A constructing goes up in flames throughout George Floyd riots in Minneapolis.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;He stood by.\u00a0He had every resource to end the\u00a0riots very quickly, and he chose\u00a0not to.\u00a0He stood by. He let the burning,\u00a0the looting, the protesting go\u00a0for several days, and it was\u00a0just a terrible thing for this\u00a0city, and the city still hasn\u2019t\u00a0recovered.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Urban stated patrons have been afraid to come back downtown, additional laying into Walz for letting rioters and criminals run rampant.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They were scared because of the\u00a0crime.\u00a0A lot of people were getting\u00a0mugged,&#8221; he stated. &#8220;Their cars stolen, cars broken\u00a0into, there were no police.\u00a0You call the police, and unless\u00a0there is a murder in progress,\u00a0they might not even respond, or\u00a0[it could] take an hour or two.\u00a0It was a very troubling time, and Tim Walz\u00a0refused to provide any state\u00a0resources, state police, things\u00a0other cities \u2014 such as maybe Austin,\u00a0Texas, for example \u2014 had some\u00a0help from the state.\u00a0Here in Minnesota, Tim Walz\u00a0provided no leadership to help\u00a0Minneapolis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>COMIC MICHAEL RAPAPORT SAYS HARRIS LOST HIS VOTE OVER ISRAEL: \u2018CAN\u2019T SUPPORT PARTY THAT IS FOR THIS BULLS&#8212;&#8220;<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He said he heard people compare Walz to Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., but he disagreed with the simplified characterization.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I heard the remark yesterday\u00a0that Walz is Newsom with\u00a0much less hair and carrying flannel.\u00a0The actuality is, Walz, I believe,\u00a0is extra radical left then\u00a0Gavin Newsom,&#8221;\u00a0Urban said. &#8220;In a state of\u00a05 million folks, I believe it\u00a0slides beneath the radar slightly\u00a0bit, however Tim Walz was an\u00a0absolute dictator.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/TimWalz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/TimWalz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/TimWalz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/TimWalz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/TimWalz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/TimWalz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/TimWalz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/TimWalz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/TimWalz.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Tim Walz\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz<\/span> <span>(Glen Stubbe\/Star Tribune via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Urban also called out Walz for a comment he made at Tuesday&#8217;s rally with Harris on the topic of personal freedoms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In Minnesota, we respect our neighbors and their private selections that they make. Even if we would not make the identical alternative for ourselves, there\u2019s a golden rule: Mind your personal rattling enterprise,&#8221; Walz told the crowd.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FRESH NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Urban said Walz should have taken some of his own advice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The thought\u00a0of \u2018mind your own damn business\u2019 certain didn&#8217;t occur\u00a0with him,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Walz&#8217;s office did not respond to Fox News&#8217; request for comment.<\/p>\n<p><i>Fox News Digital&#8217;s Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Yael Halon is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story ideas will be despatched to yael.halon@fox.com.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/minnesota-business-owner-tears-walz-covid-blm-riot-leadership-total-complete-failure\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] A Minnesota enterprise proprietor who was compelled to close his doorways after struggling monetary devastation from the coronavirus pandemic and crime issued a scathing rebuke of Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217; operating mate, Gov. 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