Trump’s ‘law and order’ message hits mark with Minnesota voters

Published September 22, 2020 10:53am ET



MINNEAPOLIS — President Trump’s attempt to flip Minnesota in six weeks hinges, in part, on his “law and order” message’s effectiveness.

George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis on Memorial Day instigated national unrest. And like the memorial of flowers, notes, and art that marks the spot outside Cup Foods where a white police officer knelt on the black man’s neck for almost nine minutes during an arrest for allegedly buying cigarettes with a fake $20 bill, Trump’s warning regarding the risk protests pose to public safety still lingers.

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