On Monday, the day the nation paused to remember our veterans who were lost, Walz appeared at the Rise & Remember Festival in south Minneapolis.
Memorial Day also fell on the sixth anniversary of George Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020.
At the Floyd event, the governor laid flowers, joined the crowd for music, and was filmed dancing while joking, “Not bad for an old white guy.”
Today marks 6 years since the murder of George Floyd at the corner of 38th & Chicago in South Minneapolis. Community organizers held an all-day festival.pic.twitter.com/F0ZdOb9eUs
— KARE 11 (@kare11)May 25, 2026
Walz never showed up at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery Memorial Day program, despite being listed as a speaker in the official lineup.
“We are supposed to honor our heroes, and he blows off the veterans? What a slap in the face,” one attendee told Liz Collin of Alpha News.
🚨NEW: While Minnesota Governor Tim Walz made time to visit George Floyd Square to dance today, multiple people with direct knowledge of Fort Snelling’s Memorial Day program confirm he did not attend, despite appearing in the program to speak.
“We are supposed to honor our…pic.twitter.com/kTEMrgWg3D
— Liz Collin (@lizcollin)May 26, 2026
Source: The Gateway Pundit
