Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Has Learned Nothing in 6 Years

Since Memorial Day just passed, I wanted to share this post from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. While the nation honored our fallen service members, he chose to remember George Floyd instead.

Today, we remember George Floyd, who was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer six years ago.

That moment changed our city forever.

— Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) May 25, 2026

His city was torn apart by the riots following Floyd's death in 2020. Six years later, Frey still prioritizes this narrative over Memorial Day.This isn't surprising. In January 2026, Minneapolis made national news again for resisting federal ICE operations to arrest criminal illegal immigrants. Activists descended on the city, causing chaos and clashing with law enforcement — the same patterns we saw in 2020.

Frey has clearly learned nothing in the last six years. It's a shame.

For the record: I believe the evidence shows Derek Chauvin was railroaded. Floyd had serious heart disease, fentanyl, and methamphetamine in his system. The former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo himself acknowledged under testimony that Chauvin's knee was on Floyd's shoulder blade area for part of the time, not purely on the neck as widely portrayed. Yet the political pressure was overwhelming, and justice took a backseat.

2020 was a bizarre, destructive year whose effects still linger. Posts like Frey's remind us that some public officials still can't (or won't) face uncomfortable truths.

Mayor Frey kneeling and weeping at George Floyd's casket in 2020 [VIDEO]

Here's a photo of former Minneapolis Police Chief Arradondo kneeling at the hearse which carried Floyd's casket.

Source: ABC News