By Dominick Mastrangelo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/author/dominick-mastrangelo
Sen. Ted Cruz said he plans to introduce legislation that would hold local governments financially liable to private property owners if they do not provide adequate police protection.
"Minnesota Dems willfully allowed Minneapolis to burn & then blamed the police whom they demonized. Now, they want the fed govt to pay the bill," Cruz said in a tweet on Sunday. "I’m introducing legislation to make local govt liable to private property owners if officials deliberately withhold police protection."
Minnesota Dems willfully allowed Minneapolis to burn & then blamed the police whom they demonized. Now, they want the fed govt to pay the bill.
Cruz's statement comes after President Trump's administration rejected a $500 million federal aid request from the state of Minnesota following damage the city of Minneapolis and others received during demonstrations following the death of George Floyd.
“The Governor is disappointed that the federal government declined his request for financial support,” the office of Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, said in a statement. “As we navigate one of the most difficult periods in our state’s history, we look for support from our federal government to help us through.”
Minneapolis officials have estimated that more than 1,000 properties were damaged during the widespread looting, arson, and vandalism that took place during the days and weeks that followed Floyd's death.
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