claim: During the 2020 Minnesota riots after George Floyd’s murder, Gov. Tim Walz didn’t call in the National Guard, “so, I sent in the National Guard to save Minneapolis.”
evidence: Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order May 28, 2020, calling up the Minnesota National Guard to respond to riots. Shortly after the order, the National Guard said that it was assigning and preparing units to respond. President Donald Trump spoke to Walz hours after Walz’s order. Trump offered assistance.